Summary of oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, and heart rate for different age groups excluding crying children
| Group (age in months) | n | Oxygen saturation (%) | Respiratory rate (breaths/min) Mean (95% CI) | Heart rate (beats/min) Mean (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | Median | |||||||||
| 1 (0–5) | 32 | 86.9 (85.1, 88.7) | 87.0 | 44.3 (39.8, 48.8) | 143.0 (137.5, 148.5) | |||||
| 2 (6–11) | 30 | 85.6 (84.1, 87.1) | 86.3 | 41.4 (37.6, 45.2) | 131.2 (124.7, 137.7) | |||||
| 3 (12–23) | 28 | 87.6 (85.7, 89.5) | 89.5 | 38.6 (34.8, 42.4) | 124.2 (118.1, 130.3) | |||||
| 4 (24–35) | 27 | 87.9 (86.8, 89.0) | 87.7 | 34.4 (31.9, 36.9) | 108.1 (102.4, 113.8) | |||||
| 5 (36–60) | 32 | 88.5 (87.6, 89.3) | 88.8 | 32.0 (29.7, 34.3) | 109.1 (102.5, 115.7) | |||||
| Total | 149 | 87.3 (86.9, 87.7) | 87.7 | 38.2 (36.4, 40.0) | 123.5 (120.1, 126.9) | |||||
No significant differences were found in different age groups when crying children were excluded (p = 0.11; Kruskal-Wallis). No or minimal differences were found in different age groups comparing results in tables 1 and 5 (with or without including crying children).