Table 2. FF comparison by wearing methods.
Kinds of mask | General fitting | Tight fitting | P value | |
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A (n = 30) | ||||
User-seal-check FF | 4 [3, 9] | 28 [8, 168] | < 0.001 | |
Real-time max FF | 7 [4, 14] | 87 [19, 200] | < 0.001 | |
Total FF | 4 [3, 8] | 27 [8, 83] | < 0.001 | |
Passing rate, n (%) | 1 (3) | 4 (13) | 0.250 | |
B (n = 30) | ||||
User-seal-check FF | 53 [24, 118] | 200 [85, 200] | < 0.001 | |
Real-time max FF | 102 [46, 200] | 200 [200, 200] | < 0.001 | |
Total FF | 39 [21, 69] | 125 [67, 189] | < 0.001 | |
Passing rate, n (%) | 4 (13) | 18 (60) | < 0.001 | |
C (n = 30) | ||||
User-seal-check FF | 3 [2, 4] | 10 [5, 58] | < 0.001 | |
Real-time max FF | 4 [3, 8] | 18 [8, 200] | < 0.001 | |
Total FF | 3 [2, 5] | 9 [5, 23] | < 0.001 | |
Passing rate, n (%) | 1 (3) | 3 (10) | 0.472 | |
Totala (n = 90) | ||||
User-seal-check FF | 5 [3, 32] | 46 [8, 200] | < 0.001 | |
Real-time max FF | 12 [4, 72] | 141 [19, 200] | < 0.001 | |
Total FF | 6 [3, 23] | 29 [9, 116] | < 0.001 | |
Passing rate, n (%) | 6 (7) | 25 (28) | < 0.001 |
Data are presented as median with interquartile range [IQR] or number (%). P value was adjusted P value by Bonferroni's correction.
A = horizontal 3-fold mask, B = horizontal 3-fold mask with adjustable ear-loops length, C = vertical 2-fold mask, FF = fit factor.
aIt was an analysis including all types of masks, its types were adjusted.