Comparison of Comfort and Effectiveness of Total Face Mask and Oronasal Mask in Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure: A Clinical Trial

Table 1

Age, gender, and comorbidities in patients in the two groups.

	TFM	ONM	value
	N = 24	N = 24
Age	63.21 ± 10.62	67.83 ± 9.46	0.118
Sex
Male	13 (54.2%)	15 (62.5%)	0.558
Female	11 (45.8%)	9 (37.5%)
Comorbidities
ALS	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	>0.999
Bronchiectasis	2 (8.3%)	2 (8.3%)
COPD	20 (83.3%)	20 (83.3%)
ILD	0 (0%)	1 (4.2%)
OSA	1 (4.2%)	1 (4.2%)

ALS: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ILD: Interstitial Lung Diseases; OSA: obstructive sleep apnea.