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. 2021 Jul 9;36(28):e209. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e209

Table 2. FF comparison by wearing methods.

Kinds of mask General fitting Tight fitting P value
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.