Table 1. Participant and equipment characteristics for the filtering test.
Here are summarised the baseline characteristics of the participants, their professional roles and the types of masks used in the filtration experiment.
| Participant characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Included in analysis | 56 |
| Previously passed FFP3 fit test | 33 (59) |
| Average Age (years) | 36.8 |
| Male Sex | 25 (45) |
| Sensitive to Denatonium | 46 (82) |
| Sensitive to Saccharine | 10 (18) |
| Participants wearing glasses | 8 (14) |
| Participants with beard | 3 (5) |
| Participant Role | |
| Doctor | 19 (34) |
| Radiographer | 16 (29) |
| Nurse | 8 (14) |
| Porter | 3 (5) |
| Healthcare assistant | 3 (5) |
| Sonographer | 2 (4) |
| Modality assistant | 1 (2) |
| Technologist | 1 (2) |
| Physiologist | 1 (2) |
| Medical student | 1 (2) |
| Nurse endoscopist | 1 (2) |
| Equipment used for filtering test | |
| Snorkel mask | |
| Mosfiata (elliptical connector) | 39/56 (70) |
| X99 (round connector) | 17/56 (30) |
| FFP3 mask | |
| Foldable 3M 1873V mask | 56/56 (100) |
Abbreviations: FFP, Filtering face piece