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. 2021 Nov 9;205(3):350–356. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202102-0405OC

Table 1.

Classification of Ventilation Risk Status in Classrooms and Clinic Rooms

Setting Total Duration of Sampling, h Duration with Ambient CO2 ⩾ 1,000 ppm, h (% of Total Duration) Proportion of Rooms with Median CO2 ⩾ 1,000 ppm, n/N (%) Proportion of Rooms with Peak CO2 ⩾ 1,000 ppm, n/N (%) Proportion of Rebreathed Air, Median (IQR)
School A 24.4 9.5 (38.9%) 14/31 (45.2%) 19/31 (61.3%) 1.26% (1.15–2.42)
School B 17.4 6.2 (35.6%) 11/32 (34.4%) 20/32 (62.5%) 1.40% (1.02–1.81)
All schools 41.8 15.7 (37.6%) 25/63 (39.7%) 39/63 (61.9%) 1.30% (1.06–2.28)
Clinic A 22.0 0 (0%) 0/9 (0%) 0/9 (0%) 0.03% (0.02–0.10)
Clinic B 14.3 0.15 (1.0%) 0/7 (0%) 3/7 (42.9%) 0.58% (0.47–0.63)
Clinic C 8.7 0 (0%) 0/5 (0%) 0/5 (0%) 0.43% (0.33–0.52)
All clinics 45 0.15 (0.3%) 0/21 (0%) 3/21 (14.3%) 0.33% (0.04–0.52)
Open air 1.1 0 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 0/3 (0%) NA

Definition of abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range; NA = not applicable.