Table 1.
Successful respirator fit tests by sex and age (%)
| Men (n = 305) |
Women (n = 966) |
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| Age, years | n | A | B | C | D | E | F | n | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| 19 to 29 | 48 | 93.8 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 215 | 80.9 | 5.1 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 30 to 39 | 84 | 92.9 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 232 | 80.6 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| 40 to 49 | 98 | 95.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 241 | 88.0 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 50 to 59 | 46 | 95.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 195 | 90.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 60 to 71 | 12 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 55 | 85.5 | 1.8 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Unknown | 17 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Respirators: A, Health Care N95 particulate respirator and surgical mask model 1870 (3M).
B, Health Care N95 particulate respirator and surgical mask model 1860 (3M).
C, Health Care N95 particulate respirator and surgical mask model 1860S (3M).
D, Particulate respirator model 8210 (3M).
E, N95 particulate respirator model 2200N (Moldex-Metric).
F, Respir-X model SAP5200 (Total Source Manufacturing).