Tables
- Table 1—
Number of returned and completed questionnaires across all countries
Country Returned Completed %# Brazil 33 27 5.7 Canada 98 81 17.1 France 99 99 20.9 Italy 62 62 13.1 Spain 75 74 15.6 The Netherlands 72 72 15.2 USA 64 59 12.4 Total 503 474 100 -
#: percentage of total completed questionnaires
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Return rate is significantly different between the countries (p<0.001)
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- Table 2—
Testing requirements for oxygen at rest
Country Target Sa,O2 level during test Time in which target Sa,O2 must be achieved n# <90% 90–91% >91% n# >90% <80% Canada 56 6 40 10 51 41 10 France 63 1 39 23 62 46 16 Italy 46 1 33 12 28 24 4 Spain 34 1 21 12 22 20 2 The Netherlands 50 1 34 15 47 34 13 USA¶ 42 8 30 4 39 36 3 Total 291 18 197 76 249 201 48 -
Sa,O2: arterial oxygen saturation
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n: number of responders
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#: the number of responders decreased throughout the test
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¶: was not included in the statistical analysis
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There were significant difference between all countries target Sa,O2 level at rest (p<0.001), while time in which target level Sa,O2 must be achieved, was not significantly different between all countries (p=0.105)
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- Table 3—
How oxygen prescription during sleep and exercise was determined
Country [Sleep] [Exercise] n# Resting Resting flow 1 or 2 L·min−1 Individually tested flow n# Resting flow Resting flow plus 1 or 2 L·min−1¶ Individually tested flow Canada 56 16 23 17 54 6 5 43 France 60 25 2 33 61 5 12 44 Italy 46 8 7 31 46 0 3 43 Spain 37 23 9 5 38 11 5 22 The Netherlands 51 26 2 23 48 10 7 31 USA+ 35 11 13 11 41 1 0 40 Total 285 109 56 120 288 33 32 223 -
#: the number of responders decreased throughout the test
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¶: also contains the number that prescribed the same rate as during exercise
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+: was not included in the statistical analysis
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Significant difference between all countries (p<0.001)
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- Table 4—
Testing requirements for oxygen during exercise
Country Target Sa,O2 level during test Time in which target Sa,O2 must be achieved n# 87–89% 90–91% >91% n# >90% <80% Canada 42 14 25 3 39 31 8 France 44 2 30 12 43 31 12 Italy 43 4 25 14 27 24 3 Spain 20 2 12 6 14 11 3 The Netherlands 31 6 19 6 27 22 5 USA¶ 40 16 21 3 38 34 4 Total 220 44 132 44 188 153 35 -
Sa,O2: arterial oxygen saturation
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n: number of responders
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#: the number of responders decreased throughout the test
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¶: was not included in the statistical analysis
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There were significant difference between all countries for target Sa,O2 level (p<0.001), while time in which target level Sa,O2 must be achieved, was not significantly different between all countries (p=0.39)
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