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Table 6 Number and percentage of participants from this study in principal component analysis panels of different RFTPs studies

From: Respiratory fit test panel representing population of Malaysia

Panel

Cell

Male

 

Female

 

Total

n

(%)

 

n

(%)

 

n

(%)

NIOSH (2007)

         
 

1

76

(4.9)

 

309

(17.5)

 

385

(11.6)

 

2

145

(9.3)

 

287

(16.2)

 

432

(13.0)

 

3

186

(12.0)

 

457

(25.8)

 

643

(19.3)

 

4

225

(14.5)

 

329

(18.6)

 

554

(16.7)

 

5

179

(11.5)

 

93

(5.3)

 

272

(8.2)

 

6

116

(7.5)

 

41

(2.3)

 

157

(4.7)

 

7

266

(17.1)

 

76

(4.3)

 

342

(10.3)

 

8

264

(17.0)

 

28

(1.6)

 

292

(8.8)

 

Total

1,457

(93.8)

 

1,620

(91.6)

 

3,077

(92.6)

Chen et al. (2009)

         
 

1

41

(2.6)

 

393

(22.2)

 

434

(13.1)

 

2

51

(3.3)

 

166

(9.4)

 

217

(6.5)

 

3

16

(1.0)

 

56

(3.2)

 

72

(2.2)

 

4

18

(1.2)

 

60

(3.4)

 

78

(2.3)

 

5

172

(11.1)

 

187

(10.6)

 

359

(10.8)

 

6

582

(37.4)

 

432

(24.4)

 

1,014

(30.5)

 

7

98

(6.3)

 

43

(2.4)

 

141

(4.2)

 

8

179

(11.5)

 

14

(0.8)

 

193

(5.8)

 

Total

1,157

(74.4)

 

1,351

(76.4)

 

2,508

(75.4)

Lin et al. (2017)

         
 

1

27

(1.7)

 

140

(7.9)

 

167

(5.0)

 

2

17

(1.1)

 

174

(9.8)

 

191

(5.7)

 

3

11

(0.7)

 

74

(4.2)

 

85

(2.6)

 

4

21

(1.3)

 

114

(6.4)

 

135

(4.1)

 

5

103

(6.6)

 

268

(15.2)

 

371

(11.2)

 

6

425

(27.3)

 

488

(27.6)

 

913

(27.5)

 

7

92

(5.9)

 

164

(9.3)

 

256

(7.7)

 

8

343

(22.0)

 

135

(7.6)

 

478

(14.4)

 

Total

1,039

(66.6)

 

1,557

(88.0)

 

2,596

(78.2)

For this study

         
 

1

38

(2.4)

 

301

(17.0)

 

339

(10.2)

 

2

78

(5.0)

 

409

(23.1)

 

487

(14.7)

 

3

118

(7.6)

 

218

(12.3)

 

336

(10.1)

 

4

167

(10.7)

 

323

(18.3)

 

490

(14.7)

 

5

223

(14.3)

 

162

(9.2)

 

385

(11.6)

 

6

189

(12.1)

 

124

(7.0)

 

313

(9.4)

 

7

313

(20.1)

 

119

(6.7)

 

432

(13.0)

 

8

352

(22.6)

 

45

(2.5)

 

397

(11.9)

 

Total

1,478

(94.8)

 

1,701

(96.1)

 

3,179

(95.6)

  1. References Chen et al [3], Lin et al [4], NIOSH [1]