TABLE 1.
Logistic regression parameters for the most common inconveniences due to the use of face masks as an effect a
| Variable | Difficulty in breathing | Warming/sweating | Glasses misting up | Slurred speech | Itch | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P value | OR | 95% Confidence | P value | OR | 95% Confidence | P value | OR | 95% Confidence | P value | OR | 95% Confidence | P value | OR | 95% Confidence | |
| Surgical mask | .0000 | 0.4216 | (0.3101, 0.5731) | .0006 | 0.5978 | (0.4454, 0.8024) | .0000 | 0.1025 | (0.0701, 0.1501) | .0000 | 0.1684 | (0.1087, 0.2610) | .0000 | 0.0382 | (0.0140, 0.1044) |
| Cloth mask | .0000 | 1.5552 | (1.3364, 1.8098) | .0001 | 1.3139 | (1.1428, 1.5105) | .0000 | 1.9178 | (1.6562, 2.2207) | .0000 | 1.8648 | (1.5711, 2.2133) | .0000 | 2.9902 | (2.2845, 3.9140) |
| Respirators N95 + FFP | .5140 | 0.9460 | (0.8006, 1.1177) | .3176 | 0.9215 | (0.7851, 1.0817) | .0000 | 1.6533 | (1.3826, 1.9772) | .0857 | 1.1538 | (0.9801, 1.3582) | .3209 | 0.8941 | (0.7169, 1.1152) |
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A logistic regression for the dependent variables (inconveniences linked to the mask wearing), establishing the crucial impacting factors (masks types as independent variables) and their odds ratios (ORs) was performed. The P values were considered significant if P < .05 (bold). FFP, filtering facepiece.