Summary of oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, and heart rate by physiological state
| State | n | Oxygen saturation (%) | Respiratory rate (breaths/min) Mean (95% CI) | Heart rate (beats/min) Mean (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | Median | |||||||||
| Awake, quiet | 128 | 88.0 (87.8, 88.1) | 88.3 | 38.0 (36.2, 39.9) | 121.6 (118.2, 125.1) | |||||
| Breast or bottle feeding | 4 | 83.5 (81.0, 86.0) | 83.0 | 38.5 (30.0, 47.0) | 149.8 (108.4, 191.1) | |||||
| Crying | 19 | 87.5 (86.2, 88.8) | 87.5 | 38.1 (31.2, 45.0) | 143.0 (129.2, 156.8) | |||||
| Asleep | 16 | 83.0 (80.0, 85.9) | 83.3 | 40.1 (34.3, 46.0) | 132.7 (119.6, 145.9) | |||||
Children who were asleep had a significantly lower mean oxygen saturation thant children in other physiological states (p < 0.05; Mann-Whitney).