Respiratory fit test panel representing population of Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The existing respiratory fit test panels (RFTPs) are based on Bivariate and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) which utilise American and Chinese head and facial dimensions. As RFTPs based on local facial anthropometric data for Malaysia are not available, this study was conducted with the aim to develop new RFTPs using Malaysian data.

Methodology

A cross-sectional study was conducted across Malaysia among 3,324 participants of the study of National Health and Morbidity Survey 2020 aged 18 and above. Ten head and facial dimensions were measured. Face length and face width were used to construct bivariate facial panel, whereas the scores from the first two PCA were used to develop the PCA panel.

Results

This study showed that Malaysians have the widest upper

SUBMITTER: Lim YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10921698 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature