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

World Journal of Nursing Research | Vol 4, Issue 1

Table 4. Comparison of airleakage rate (%) for different combinations of facial shape and mask size

□n□Average□SE□P-value□Multiple Comparisons
Small face _S-size mask(a)90□34.5□3.6□□(a)>(b)***
Small face _M-size mask(b)100□16.1□1.6□□(a)>(c)***
Medium face _S-size mask(c)38□10.3□1.6□<0.001***□(a)>(d)***
Medium face _M-size mask(d)50□17.1□2.3□□(a)>(e) ***
Large face _S-size mask(e)50□15.5□1.9□□(a)>(f)***
Large face _M-size mask(f)50□12.6□1.8□□□

SE: Standard Error; One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA); ***:p<0.001