Table 1

Proportion of attenders with recorded vital signs by time of attendance

Heart rateRespiratory ratePEFR (5–14 y)*Sao2Sao2 (Fi02 recorded)
Time of attendancen%n%n%n%n%
*Values based on 163 attenders aged 5–14 years.
0001–0600 (n=50)4794.03876.01750.050100.03162.0
0601–1200 (n=61)6098.45793.41747.26098.43049.2
1201–1800 (n=52)5096.24484.61748.65096.22140.4
1801–0000 (n=92)8491.37985.92746.68594.44245.7
χ2 (p value)2.31 (p=0.51)7.35 (p=0.06)0.06 (p=1.00)3.86 (p=0.28)5.13 (p=0.16)
Total (%, 95% confidence intervals)241 (94.5, 91.0 to 97.0)218 (85.5, 80.6 to 89.6)78 (47.9, 40.0 to 55.8)245 (96.1, 92.9 to 98.1)124 (48.6, 42.3 to 54.9)