Table 3.
Average rate of cough droplet size by sex and age
| N = 45 | Age ≤ 30 | 30 > Age ≤ 50 | Age > 50 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| N < 0.5 μm | 1.33E+07 | 5.32E+06 | 5.27E+06 | 1.75E+07 | 4.53E+07 | 1.65E+07 |
| 0.5 μm < N < 1.0 μm | 1.89E+05 | 2.46E+05 | 1.83E+05 | 4.06E+05 | 2.79E+05 | 2.25E+05 |
| 1.0 μm < N < 2.5 μm | 3.45E+04 | 1.12E+04 | 1.81E+04 | 4.22E+04 | 2.69E+04 | 3.95E+04 |
| 2.5 μm < N < 10.0 μm | 4.01E+04 | 1.24E+04 | 1.78E+04 | 4.75E+04 | 4.41E+04 | 4.51E+04 |
| 10 μm < N < 100 μm | 1.86E+03 | 4.95E+02 | 7.71E+02 | 3.30E+03 | 3.46E+03 | 2.71E+03 |
| N > 100 μm | 0.00E+00 | 0.00E+00 | 0.00E+00 | 0.00E+00 | 0.00E+00 | 0.00E+00 |
Unit: # droplets/cc/second