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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Hyg. 2019 May 20;16(7):489–497. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2019.1609006

Table 2.

Geometric mean overall fit factors (GM FFo) by respirator family, mask size, and bivariate panel size.

Respirator Family Model Size Bivariate Panel Size* Number of Donnings GM FFo GSD FFo Min FFo Max FFo Duncan’s Grouping
Three-size family Large Large 11 11,677 3.0 1,905 46,527 A
Medium 26 8,454 5.9 14 40,496 A
Small 12 7,246 9.7 17 53,298 A
Medium Large 9 4,118 14.3 15 53,538 A
Medium 25 6,228 8.2 43 43,255 A
Small 12 2,519 14.6 14 46,293 A
Small Large 9 1,407 14.7 20 20,364 A
Medium 26 4,508 5.5 72 49,284 A
Small 12 6,374 10.9 10 39,227 A
Two-Size Family Large Large 11 216 22.0 2 20,576 A
Medium 26 1,516 11.7 13 34,375 A
Small 12 213 31.8 2 42,380 A
Regular Large 9 36 10.6 2 1,231 A
Medium 26 259 13.0 4 15,641 A
Small 11 214 11.4 3 11,609 A
One-size family One-Size Only Large 11 1,251 6.5 106 12,143 A
Medium 26 2,163 7.0 10 20,950 A
Small 12 935 19.1 13 24,246 A
*

1–3 constitute “small”, Cells 4–7 constitute “medium,” Cells 8–10 constitute “large.”

Groups that have statistically different GM FFo will have different letters.