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Arterial blood gas values by altitude based on aggregated data

The size of each bubble is proportional to the standard error of each of the 51 studies shown in the figure. The 95% confidence interval (gray area) is the standard error of the estimate (ie, the standard error of the point estimation for one observation). (Source: Forrer A, Gaisl T, Sevik A, et al. Partial pressure of arterial oxygen in healthy adults at high altitudes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open 2023;6[6]:e2318036. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International [CC BY 4.0] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)