Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants and numbers of “sensitive” subjects according to the different sensitivity scales.
From: Influence of face masks on the subjective impairment at different physical workloads
All | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 40 | N = 20 | N = 20 | |
Age (years), median (range) | 47 (19–65) | 49 (19–65) | 44 (23–61) |
Height (cm), median (range) | 180 (160–196) | 185 (175–196) | 170 (160–182) |
Weight (kg), median (range) | 75 (57–121) | 85 (72–121) | 68 (57–90) |
Smoker, n (%) | 8 (20%) | 2 (10%) | 6 (30%) |
Former smoker, n (%) | 13 (33%) | 7 (35%) | 6 (30%) |
Mild asthma, n (%) | 2 (5%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) |
Arterial hypertension, n (%) | 5 (13%) | 3 (15%) | 2 (10%) |
Atopy (sx1 ≥ 0,35 kU/L), n (%) | 22 (55%) | 11 (55%) | 11 (55%) |
“Well-trained” according to PWC130 | 20 (50%) | 9 (45%) | 11 (55%) |
“Sensitive” according to | |||
EWS, n (%) | 16 (40%) | 7 (35%) | 9 (45%) |
DIS, n (%) | 22 (55%) | 9 (45%) | 13 (65%) |
DIS-I, n (%) | 22 (55%) | 10 (50%) | 12 (60%) |
DIS-A, n (%) | 18 (45%) | 9 (45%) | 9 (45%) |
PANAS-NA, n (%) | 22 (55%) | 9 (45%) | 13 (65%) |
COSS, n (%) | 18 (45%) | 6 (30%) | 12 (60%) |
CSS, n (%) | 20 (50%) | 8 (40%) | 12 (60%) |
“Sensitive” according to at least 5 sensitivity scales, n (%) | 11 (28%) | 3 (15%) | 8 (40%) |
