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. 2013 Apr 10;10:12. doi: 10.1186/1743-8977-10-12

Table 5.

Particle penetration (50% cut-point) through respiratory tract regions relative to particles entering the respiratory tract

Vdaily (%-tile)
Normal
 
Gradual
 
 
Augmenter
Mouth-breather
Augmenter
Oral only
  P(ET)avg P(TB)avg P(ET)avg P(TB)avg P(ET)avg P(TB)avg P(ET)avg P(TB)avg
Male
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5%
2.94 a
2.74
5.15
4.32
3.60
3.25
9.00
6.67
95% CI
(1.72–5.03)
(1.65–4.34)
(3.12–8.48)
(2.84–6.10)
(2.11–6.11)
(2.00–4.98)
(5.86–13.8)
(5.00–8.14)
50%
2.46
2.30
5.09
4.30
3.37
3.05
8.09
6.11
95% CI
(1.44–4.20)
(1.38–3.71)
(3.14–8.26)
(2.86–5.88)
(1.99–5.67)
(1.88–4.65)
(5.26–12.4)
(4.58–7.34)
95%
2.14
2.03
5.08
4.31
3.19
2.90
7.61
5.89
95% CI
(1.25–3.66)
(1.20–3.32)
(3.16–8.16)
(2.89–5.83)
(1.90–5.33)
(1.79–4.44)
(4.95–11.7)
(4.38–7.07)
Female
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5%
2.92
2.71
4.32
3.78
3.10
2.86
8.78
6.50
95% CI
(1.71–5.01)
(1.63–4.28)
(2.57–7.22)
(2.40–5.52)
(1.81–5.30)
(1.73–4.48)
(5.71–13.5)
(4.88–7.91)
50%
2.42
2.27
4.46
3.87
2.91
2.68
7.88
5.96
95% CI
(1.41–4.13)
(1.36–3.64)
(2.72–7.32)
(2.51–5.45)
(1.71–4.94)
(1.63–4.19)
(5.13–12.1)
(4.47–7.17)
95%
2.10
1.99
4.58
3.96
2.74
2.54
7.44
5.77
95% CI
(1.23–3.60)
(1.18–3.26)
(2.82–7.42)
(2.60–5.49)
(1.61–4.64)
(1.53–4.00)
(4.84–11.4)
(4.29–6.94)
Child-B b
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5%
2.77
2.61
4.31
3.78
4.30
3.78
8.34
6.46
95% CI
(1.62–4.75)
(1.56–4.18)
(2.58–7.19)
(2.40–5.57)
(2.57–7.17)
(2.40–5.56)
(5.42–12.8)
(4.74–8.04)
50%
2.25
2.13
4.37
3.81
4.07
3.59
7.50
5.81
95% CI
(1.31–3.85)
(1.27–3.48)
(2.67–7.15)
(2.47–5.35)
(2.46–6.71)
(2.29–5.15)
(4.88–11.5)
(4.32–7.08)
95%
1.89
1.81
4.34
3.76
3.98
3.49
6.91
5.33
95% CI
(1.11–3.24)
(1.07–2.98)
(2.69–7.03)
(2.48–5.11)
(2.45–6.47)
(2.27–4.88)
(4.49–10.6)
(4.01–6.36)
Child-A c
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5%
3.92
3.56
5.60
4.72
5.59
4.72
8.34
6.46
95% CI
(2.29–6.72)
(2.18–5.44)
(3.38–9.28)
(3.09–6.63)
(3.37–9.27)
(3.09–6.62)
(5.42–12.8)
(4.74–8.04)
50%
3.18
2.94
5.37
4.53
5.12
4.36
7.50
5.81
95% CI
(1.86–5.45)
(1.77–4.58)
(3.29–8.77)
(3.03–6.10)
(3.11–8.40)
(2.88–5.95)
(4.88–11.5)
(4.32–7.08)
95%
2.68
2.50
5.16
4.34
4.85
4.14
6.91
5.33
95% CI (1.56–4.58) (1.50–3.97) (3.19–8.34) (2.94–5.66) (2.98–7.90) (2.76–5.51) (4.49–10.6) (4.01–6.36)

P(ET)avg, extrathoracic particle penetration which is the thoracic particle fraction averaged across all activity levels weighted by daily ventilation; P(TB)avg, tracheobronchial particle penetration which is the respirable particle fraction averaged across all activity levels weighted by daily ventilation; 95% CI, ninety-five percent confidence intervals for inter-individual variability attributable to differences in particle penetration through the extrathoracic region; a Aerodynamic particle diameter in μm; b Scaling factor in Equations 2 and 3 equal to 1.26; c Scaling factor in Equations 2 and 3 equal to 1.0.