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. 2021 Sep 10;7(9):e07976. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07976

Table 3.

Mean and 95% confidence interval of PM in candles and incense according to filtration scenario by API and APII.

PM/Cases Air purifier I
Air purifier II
HEPA purifier OFF
Mean (95% CI)
HEPA purifier ON
Mean (95% CI)
% Decrease P value HEPA purifier ON
Mean (95% CI)
HEPA purifier OFF
Mean (95% CI)
% Decrease P Value
PM0.25 0.39(0.36–0.42) 0.18 (0.16–0.21) 53 0.03 0.41 (0.39–0.42) 0.19 (0.17–0.22) 52 0.03
PM0.5 193.54 (175.06–212.02) 96.74 (81.77–111.72) 50 0.001 196.89 (187.16–206.62) 79.29 (68.94–89.65) 60 0.04
PM1.0 480.06 (428.99–531.13) 288.43 (238.56–338.29) 40 0.06 504.82 (470.50–539.15) 165.87 (138.92–192.81) 67 0.86
PM2.5 561.80 (502.91–620.70) 370.09 (306.34–433.83) 34 0.12 605.77 (564.04–647.50) 191.60 (160.33–222.87) 68 0.83
PM5.0 612.28 (552.59–671.96) 423.99 (356.09–491.89) 31 0.93 644.22 (602.52–685.92) 213.94 (182.49–245.39) 67 0.76
PM10 626.07 (566.25–685.90) 443.62 (373.85–513.40) 29 0.6 657.81 (616.26–699.36) 223.72 (192.19–255.24) 66 0.51

∗Statistical significance was a 5% level (p < 0.05).