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

ANNEX 1. SUMMARY OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
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Dampness or mould measure
Risk estimate (95% CI)
23.1% vs 8.2% (p = 0.012) for
nonatopic children (for dry cough
at night without cold)
58.3% vs 6.5% (p < 0.001) for atopic
children (for dry cough at night
without cold)
17.0% vs 7.5% (NS) for nonatopic
children (for cough with phlegm)
40.0% vs 7.1% (p = 0.031) for atopic
children (for cough with phlegm)
Self-reported dampness
Self-reported mould
Self-reported mould odour in past year
Self-reported water damage > 1 year ago
Self-reported dampness or mould
Self-reported flooding
Self-reported moisture
Self-reported mould site
Self-reported mould sites (2 vs 0)
Self-reported damp stains or mould
Self-reported damp stains and mould
Self-reported mould (ever)
Self-reported dampness (ever)
1.62 (1.06–2.48)
1.78 (1.10–2.89)
3.88 (1.88–8.01) for persistent cough
2.54 (1.16–5.57) for persistent cough
1.89 (1.63–2.20)
1.38 (1.16–1.65)
1.91 (1.60–2.27)
1.61 (1.36-1.89)
2.26 (1.80–2.83)
0.57 (0.13–2.56)
3.62 (1.57–8.36)
2.12 (1.64–2.73)
2.16 (1.64–2.84)
Self-reported dampness
Self-reported mould
Surveyor-observed dampness
Surveyor-observed mould
1.70 (0.94–3.09)
1.90 (1.02–3.52)
1.18 (0.70–1.99)
1.26 (0.70–2.25)
Self-reported water damage or visible mould in home
1.4 (0.78–2.52)
Self-reported water damage in past year
1.16 (1.00–1.34) for wheeze and
breathlessness
1.23 (1.06–1.44) for wheeze
(apart from colds)