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)
Self-reported damp housing
Self-reported dampness (school)
Self-reported dampness (home)
Self-reported dampness (school and home)
Self-reported mould or dampness
Past or present self-reported dampness at home
Parent-reported dampness at home
Self-reported dampness at home
Self-reported water damage > 1 year ago
Self-reported mould odour in the past year
Self-reported flooding
Self–reported moisture
Self-reported dampness or mould
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 dampness (ever)
Self-reported damp at home
7.6 (2.0–28.6)
3.8 (1.1–12.8) for recurrent
exacerbation
1.0 (0.4–2.3) for symptomatic asthma
1.9 (0.4–10.4) for symptomatic
asthma
1.1 (0.2–5.5) for symptomatic asthma
2.65 (0.96–7.13) for diagnosed
asthma
61.5% exposed vs 37.7% unexposed
(p < 0.05) for ≥ 5 asthma attacks in
previous year
1.40 (0.81–2.42) for atopic asthma
1.78 (1.10–2.89) for nonatopic
asthma
1.73 (1.20–2.49) physician-confirmed
asthma
2.52 (0.93–6.87)
1.46 (0.34–6.29)
1.29 (1.06–1.56)
1.58 (1.29–1.94)
1.45 (1.23–1.71)
1.40 (1.16–1.68)
1.67 (1.27–2.19)
1.16 (0.38–3.52)
1.56 (0.50–4.87)
1.42 (1.04–1.94)
2.80 (0.39–20.02)
Self-reported dampness at home
Self-reported dampness or visible mould
Author-observed damage from dampness in child’s bedroom
2.62 (1.13–6.81)
1.46 (1.22–1.74)
4.9 (2.0–11.7)