Table 1 Comparison of respiratory events and blood gases analysis before and after the O2 therapy night in the efficiency group

 PSG night without O2PSG night under O2 therapyStatistical significance
AHI25.00 (SEM=3.82)5.12 (SEM=1.97)P=0.002
T90%28.00 (SEM=11.79)0.74 (SEM=0.26)P<0.0001
ARI35.57 (SEM=7.62)26.75 (SEM=5.14)P=0.10
pH7.430 (SEM=0.009)7.410 (SEM=0.009)P=0.05
PaO255.67 (SEM=0.91)78.67 (SEM=3.57)P<0.0001
PaCO238.22 (SEM=1.19)40.44 (SEM=3.70)P=0.05
  • T90%=mean percent time with O2 saturation<90%, ARI= arousal index