Head and face anthropometric study for respirators in the multi-ethnic Asian population of Malaysia.
bivariate
craniofacial
face dimensions
facial size
respirators sizing
respiratory fits test
Journal
Frontiers in public health
ISSN: 2296-2565
Titre abrégé: Front Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101616579
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
27
06
2022
accepted:
02
08
2022
entrez:
12
9
2022
pubmed:
13
9
2022
medline:
14
9
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Existing anthropometric studies for respirator designs are based on the head and facial dimensions of Americans and Chinese nationals, with no studies for multi-ethnic countries like Malaysia. This study aimed to create head and facial morphological database for Malaysia, specifically to identify morphological differences between genders, ethnicities, and birthplaces, as well as predictors of the dimensions. A cross-sectional study. Malaysia. A nation-wide cross-sectional study using a complex survey design with two stage-stratified random sampling was conducted among 3,324 participants, aged 18 years and above who were also participants of the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2020. The study collected data on sociodemographic, measurement of Body Mass Index (BMI) and 10 head and facial dimensions (3 dimensions were measured using direct measurement, and 7 others using Digimizer software for 2-dimension images). Linear regression was performed to determine the association between gender, ethnicity, birthplace, age and BMI and the dimensions. There were significant differences in all the dimensions between sex, birthplace and ethnicity ( These findings could assist in the design and sizing of respirators that will fit Malaysians and possibly other Southeast Asian population.
Sections du résumé
Background
Existing anthropometric studies for respirator designs are based on the head and facial dimensions of Americans and Chinese nationals, with no studies for multi-ethnic countries like Malaysia. This study aimed to create head and facial morphological database for Malaysia, specifically to identify morphological differences between genders, ethnicities, and birthplaces, as well as predictors of the dimensions.
Design
A cross-sectional study.
Setting
Malaysia.
Participants
A nation-wide cross-sectional study using a complex survey design with two stage-stratified random sampling was conducted among 3,324 participants, aged 18 years and above who were also participants of the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2020.
Primary and secondary outcomes
The study collected data on sociodemographic, measurement of Body Mass Index (BMI) and 10 head and facial dimensions (3 dimensions were measured using direct measurement, and 7 others using Digimizer software for 2-dimension images). Linear regression was performed to determine the association between gender, ethnicity, birthplace, age and BMI and the dimensions.
Results
There were significant differences in all the dimensions between sex, birthplace and ethnicity (
Conclusion
These findings could assist in the design and sizing of respirators that will fit Malaysians and possibly other Southeast Asian population.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36091510
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.972249
pmc: PMC9459016
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
972249Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Lim, Abdul Shakor, Mohamad, Pahrol, Ismail, Chong, Abdul Mutalip, Omar, Danaee, Wan and Shaharudin.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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