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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Int Soc Respir Prot. 2017;34(2):69–80.

Table I.

Mean (±SD) Mass, Length, and Linear Density for Straps for Manufacturer ‘A’ N95 Respirators for Various Age Ranges

Age range
(years)
N Mass (g)
Upper Lower
Length
Upper
(mm)
Lower
Linear density (g/mm)
Upper Lower
All 54 1.10 (0.06) 0.92 0.04) 29.5 (0.8) 24.8 (0.8) 0.037 (0.002) 0.037(< 0.001)
1 -- 3 12 1.12 (0.01) 0.89(< 0.01) 29.9 (1.2) 24.1 (0.2) 0.037 (0.002) 0.037(< 0.001)
5 -- 8 18 1.11 (0.04) 0.95 (0.02) 29.9 (0.5) 25.4 (0.5) 0.037(< 0.001) 0.038(< 0.001)
8 -- 9 12 1.09 (0.09) 0.88 (0.05) 29.2 (0.5) 24.0 (0.7) 0.037 (0.002) 0.037 (0.001)
9 -- 10 12 1.06 (0.07) 0.94 (0.02) 28.9 (0.6) 25.1 (0.6) 0.037 (0.002) 0.037(< 0.001)