Table 3.

Changes in the tensile strengths and elongations for the latex gloves in percentages.

		Tensile Strength						Elongation
Brand Code	ABHRa	1	2	3	4	5	6	1	2	3	4	5	6
A	e	9.4	2.1	2.7	9.9	0.8	−3.1	3.2	0.8	3.0	3.2	2.5	2.2
	i	−4.4	−8.9	−16.4	−16.4	−30.4	−32.3	0.7	−0.7	−3.3	−3.3	−10.3	−11.9
B	e	11.4	3.3	7.5	3.6	−6.4	−3.3	9.2	7.5	10.9	5.2	5.0	7.2
	i	−3.7	−13.8	−23.3	−20.9	−23.1	−22.8	4.5	3.3	1.1	0.6	2.5	1.9
C	e	5.8	1.1	−1.8	−0.2	1.9	−0.4	−0.1	−0.8	−1.5	−1.3	0.1	−1.8
	i	0.3	−1.3	0.2	−2.0	−2.8	−10.3	9.8	8.8	9.0	8.4	8.6	0.0
D	e	5.9	6.9	4.0	7.5	4.1	−0.3	2.6	4.5	2.4	4.0	4.3	1.5
	i	2.1	11.9	7.1	−2.6	4.7	−8.0	3.3	7.6	6.0	2.4	6.3	1.1
E	e	−5.3	−7.5	−10.6	−11.7	−17.1	−14.4	−0.7	0.7	0.1	0.6	0.4	1.0
	i	−5.2	−13.0	−16.6	−10.2	−16.4	−16.8	0.3	−0.1	−2.6	−0.8	−0.8	−0.8
Mean	e	5.4	1.2	0.4	1.8	−3.3	−4.3	2.8	2.5	3.0	2.3	2.5	2.0
	i	−2.2	−5.0	−14.0	−10.4	−13.6	−18.1	3.7	3.8	2.0	1.5	1.6	−2.0

Note. A negative number indicates a decrease of the tensile property; while a positive number indicates an increase of the tensile property. Numbers in bold indicate that the percentage changes were statistically significantly different from zero (p < 0.05).

^aLetter “e” represents ethanol-based hand rub, and letter “i” represents isopropanol-based hand rub.