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Table 5 Comparison of eigenvectors divided into two principal component analysis in the current and previous studies

From: Respiratory fit test panel representing population of Malaysia

Head-and-face dimension

First principal component

 

Second principal component

Current study

NIOSH

Chen et al.

Lin et al.

 

Current study

NIOSH

Chen et al.

Lin et al.

Head breadth

0.321552

0.372241

0.373045

0.641031

 

-0.336971

0.013306

-0.132683

0.032379

Minimum frontal breadth

0.320164

0.343264

0.322260

0.555771

 

-0.119517

-0.152951

-0.388836

-0.434911

Interpupillary distance

0.373598

0.363474

0.370307

0.766379

 

-0.046193

-0.173099

-0.159748

-0.309213

Bizygomatic breadth (face width)

0.370229

0.426498

0.422051

0.665253

 

-0.328873

-0.039087

-0.140757

-0.084469

Menton-sellion length (face length)

0.341909

0.329648

0.244826

0.644739

 

0.427814

0.359799

0.568632

0.526096

Bigonial breadth

0.322519

0.372717

0.328562

0.513814

 

-0.277722

-0.093279

-0.227790

-0.060759

Nasal root breadth

0.237469

0.202311

0.159204

0.569534

 

-0.062246

-0.341235

-0.173192

-0.294401

Nose breadth

0.351452

0.301125

0.321181

0.712228

 

0.014767

-0.210833

0.079405

-0.071652

Subnasale-sellion length (nose length)

0.233678

0.193650

0.297905

0.426506

 

0.550071

0.584261

0.528574

0.724967

Nose protrusion

0.249034

0.113578

0.237882

0.469558

 

0.441644

0.551842

0.308739

0.246291

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