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. 2019 Nov 26;14(11):e0225644. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225644

Table 2. The I/O ratios of the concentrations of suspended particulate matter in the surgical masks and N95 masks under without/with suction conditions.

Surgical mask N95 Mask P value
Without suction
    PM≥0.5, 0.80 1.34 0.173
    PM10 0.82 1.37 0.116
    PM2.5 0.82 1.37 0.117
    PM1 0.82 1.37 0.117
With suction
    PM≥0.5 1.18 1.36 0.602
    PM10 1.11 1.26 0.465
    PM2.5 1.11 1.26 0.465
    PM1 1.10 1.26 0.465