Dampness and Mould - WHO guidelines for indoor air quality - PRWeb

ANNEX 1. SUMMARY OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
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Dampness or mould measure
Self-reported dampness at home
Risk estimate (95% CI)
1.51 (1.31–1.74) for nasal symptoms
Self-reported mould or mildew
Surveyor-assessed moisture
Self-reported mould odour in past year
Self-reported water damage > 1 year ago
Self-reported mould (ever)
Self-reported dampness (ever)
1.81 (1.02–3.24) for itchy eyes,
skin rash or itch, nose irritation
4.31 (1.80–10.34) for rhinitis
0.75 (0.19–2.98) for sinusitis
2.34 (1.13–4.86) for sore throat
2.39 (1.15–4.98) for nasal congestion
2.38 (1.13–4.99) for nasal excretion
4.60 (2.57–8.22) for nasal congestion
3.19 (1.64–6.190) for nasal excretion
1.57 (1.31–1.87) for hay fever
1.26 (1.06–1.50) for hay fever
Self-reported water damage or visible mould
at home (n = 74)
Self-reported mouldy odour and signs of high humidity
Self-reported mouldy odour and major water leakage
Surveyor-assessed moisture
Self-reported mould
Measured airborne glucans (2–4 ng/m 3 )
Measured airborne glucans (> 4 ng/m 3 )
Self-reported dampness or mould problem
Self-reported damp stains or mould growth
(in past 2 years)
2.23 (1.24–4.00) for long-term cough
3.97 (3.74–4.22)
3.78 (3.46–4.12)
2.11 (1.21–4.98) for nocturnal cough
1.42 (0.92–2.19) for cough
without phlegm
1.15 (0.78–1.69) for cough
with phlegm
2.30 (1.32–4.01) for nocturnal cough
1.60 (1.01–2.53) for cough
without phlegm
1.44 (0.95–2.19) for cough
with phlegm
1.05 (0.72–1.52) for dry cough
1.08 (0.74–1.56) for dry cough
1.37 (0.99–1.88)
1.75 (1.30–2.36) among women
2.56 (1.94–3.38) among men