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Table 2 Distribution of oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry by age

From: Pulse oximetry curves in healthy children living at moderate altitude: a cross-sectional study from the Ecuadorian Andes

Age (years)

Median

2.5th Percentile

5th Percentile

25th Percentile (Q1)

75th Percentile (Q3)

< 1

95.1

90.0

91.3

93.7

96.7

1

95.3

91.9

92.7

94.3

96.0

2

95.0

90.7

91.8

93.7

96.0

3

95.0

91.8

92.3

94.0

96.0

4

95.0

90.6

91.6

94.0

95.7

5

94.3

91.3

91.7

93.3

95.3

6

94.3

90.4

91.2

93.3

95.7

7

94.3

90.2

91.6

95.3

95.7

8

94.3

90.2

91.6

93.3

95.3

9

94.3

89.2

91.6

93.0

95.3

10

94.3

90.7

91.3

93.3

95.3

11

94.0

91.0

96.7

93.0

95.0

12

93.8

90.7

91.8

92.8

94.7

Global

94.7

90.7

91.7

93.4

96.7