Table 1

Number and percentage of desaturations to <80% for < or ≥20 s depend on desaturation duration and averaging time

Averaging time (seconds)Desaturations ≥20 sDesaturations <20 sTotal number of desaturations
379 (4.0%)1879 (96.0%)1958
581 (5.8%)1311 (94.2%)1392
886 (11.8%)644 (88.2%)730
1089 (15.2%)496 (84.8%)585
1298 (20.9%)370 (79.1%)468
14106 (27.8%)276 (72.2%)382
16106 (31.3%)233 (68.7%)339