Summary of oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, and heart rate for sleeping children (aged 0–5 months) compared with other physiological states
| State | n | Oxygen saturation (%) | Respiratory rate (breaths/min) Mean (95% CI) | Heart rate (beats/min) Mean (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | Median | |||||||||
| Sleeping | 12 | 84.6 (81.3, 87.9) | 84.7 | 43.3 (36.7, 49.9) | 140.6 (131.1, 150.1) | |||||
| Other states | 28 | 87.9 (86.3, 89.5) | 88.2 | 46.4 (41.2, 51.4) | 146.9 (139.6, 154.9) | |||||
Group 1 (age 0–5 months) was the only group with a substantial proportion of children in a non-quietly awake state.
No significant difference (p = 0.14; Mann-Whitney).