What Researchers Did
Researchers investigated gender differences in human skeletal muscle and subcutaneous tissue gas tensions during monoplace and multiplace hyperbaric oxygen treatments.
What They Found
Over 40,000 analyses revealed that tissue gas tensions changed significantly over time (p = 0.00001) with altered gas pressures. Significant gender differences were found in the multiplace protocol for subcutaneous nitrogen (P = 0.0001), subcutaneous oxygen (P = 0.001), and muscle oxygen (P = 0.003). Specifically, females released subcutaneous nitrogen more slowly and achieved higher muscle and subcutaneous oxygen tensions than males.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection.
Study Limitations
The study's findings may be limited by the specific hyperbaric oxygen protocols used and the characteristics of the study participants.