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Table 3 The data distribution of gas CO and CH4 of the simulator in meair and masterscreen

From: The Reliability of a Novel Structured Testing Device for Single-breath Lung Carbon Monoxide Uptake: A Randomized Comparison Crossover Study

Gas

Group (%)

Volume(L)

MasterScreen

MeAir

 

Mean

(Min-Max)(%)

Measurement error (%)

Mean (%)

(Min-Max)

Measurement error (%)

P-value

CO

Low (0.079)

2.0

0.078(0.077–0.078)

-2.53- -1.27

0.076(0.076–0.076)

-3.80- -3.80

<0.01

 

3.0

0.078(0.078–0.078)

-1.27- -1.27

0.076(0.076–0.077)

-3.80- -2.53

Middlle (0.100)

2.0

0.100(0.099-0.100)

-1.00- 0.00

0.098(0.097–0.099)

-3.00- -1.00

<0.01

 

3.0

0.099(0.099-0.100)

-1.00- 0.00

0.098(0.098–0.099)

-2.00- -1.00

High (0.130)

2.0

0.129(0.129–0.129)

-0.77- -0.77

0.128(0.127–0.128)

-2.31- -1.54

<0.01

 

3.0

0.129(0.129–0.129)

-0.77- -0.77

0.128(0.128–0.128)

-1.54- -1.54

CH4

Low (0.218)

2.0

0.215(0.214–0.215)

-1.83- -1.38

0.218(0.218–0.218)

0.00–0.00

<0.01

 

3.0

0.215(0.215–0.215)

-1.83- -1.38

0.218(0.218–0.218)

0.00–0.00

Middlle (0.201)

2.0

0.198(0.198–0.199)

-1.49- -1.00

0.201(0.200-0.203)

-0.50- 1.00

<0.01

 

3.0

0.198(0.198–0.199)

-1.49- -1.00

0.202(0.201–0.203)

-0.50- 1.00

High (0.159)

2.0

0.157(0.157–0.157)

-1.26- -1.26

0.160(0.159–0.160)

0.00- 0.63

<0.01

 

3.0

0.158(0.158–0.158)

-0.63- -0.63

0.160(0.159–0.160)

0.00- 0.63

  1. Data are presented as mean and minimum to maximum, unless otherwise stated. The gas concentrations are categorized into low, medium, and high groups based on CO as the standard; the measurement error is calculated by the difference between the minimum and maximum gas concentrations and the target gas concentration, expressed as a percentage of the target gas concentration