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

ANNEX 1. SUMMARY OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
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Dampness or mould measure
Water damage: earlier and last year
Mould
Visible mould growth or odour at home vs neither
Grade I e
Grade II e
Grade III e
Mould only
Water damage only
Mould and water damage
Risk estimate (95% CI)
1.2 (0.63–2.15)
1.2 (0.65–2.07)
AF = 4.5 (1.3–7.5)
AF = 4.1 (0.6–7.5)
1.57 (0.94–2.63)
2.02 (0.86–4.75)
1.00
1.00
0.95 (0.49–1.85)
2.22 (0.67–7.34)
1.78 (0.90–3.52)
1.49 (0.49–4.57)
0.90 (0.45–1.81)
1.10 (0.64–1.88)
0.94 (0.47–1.87)
1.15 (0.34–3.85)
1.70 (0.70–4.16)
0.75 (0.18–3.21)
3.24 (1.44–7.29)
2.76 (1.36–5.60)
1.00 (0.30–3.21)
Self-reported dampness
Dampness
Mould
Stuffy odour
Water damage
Flooding
Mould growth (always)
1.55 (1.01–2.38)
1.49 (0.88–2.53)
1.55 (1.01–2.38)
1.59 (1.03–2.44)
1.99 (0.82–4.83)
1.16 (0.65–2.05)
2.26 (0.54–9.49)
1.23 (0.20–7.51)
Mould growth (often)
0.41 (0.04–3.76)
1.93 (0.16–22.74)