Comparison of Rates of Air Leakage Due to Differences in Face Shape and Mask Size

Table 5.

Relationship between gap size on thefacial surface and air leakage rate for S and M-Size masks


Body part Partial Regression Coefficient SE P-value

S-size Right cheek -3.59 1.38 0.234
Left cheek 1.21 2.97 0.754
Chin 3.37 0.20 0.039*
Approximate Triangle on the Right Side of the Nose -14.62 1.59 0.069
Approximate Triangle on the Left Side of the Nose 2.33 2.48 0.520
M-size Right cheek 13.57 2.26 0.105
Left cheek 1.39 2.82 0.709
Chin - 0.04 0.65 0.958
Approximate Triangle on the Right Side of the Nose -52.92 5.95 0.071
Approximate Triangle on the Left Side of the Nose 1.37 2.00 0.619

SE: Standard Error Linear Regression Analysis; *:p<0.05