From: Relation of dampness to sick building syndrome in Japanese public apartment houses
 | Eye | Nose | Skin | Throat and/or cough | General | Any | ||||||
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OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | |
Municipal (vs. prefuctural) | 1.61 (0.69–3.76) | 0.271 | 1.38 (0.78–2.43) | 0.276 | 1.95 (0.81–4.72) | 0.136 | 1.51 (0.80–2.87) | 0.205 | 2.28 (0.96–5.41) | 0.063 | 1.69 (1.04–2.75) | 0.035 |
Building age | ||||||||||||
 ≤9 | 0.00a | 0.998 | 0.98 (0.12–7.78) | 0.981 | 0.46 (0.06–3.54) | 0.454 | 0.00a | 0.998 | 0.00a | 0.998 | 0.54 (0.12–2.44) | 0.425 |
 10–19 | 3.12 (0.64–15.3) | 0.161 | 3.12 (0.64–45.3) | 0.161 | 1.46 (0.31–6.94) | 0.633 | 1.86 (0.39–8.91) | 0.436 | 2.52 (0.52–12.2) | 0.252 | 2.03 (0.59–6.98) | 0.259 |
 20–29 | 0.75 (0.31–1.85) | 0.536 | 0.64 (0.25–1.65) | 0.357 | 1.17 (0.66–2.09) | 0.592 | 1.17 (0.62–2.21) | 0.623 | 0.52 (0.21–1.30) | 0.163 | 0.92 (0.56–1.51) | 0.739 |
 ≥30 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||||
Density (n = 474)b | 1.36 (0.39–4.82) | 0.63 | 2.73 (1.17–6.39) | 0.019 | 2.86 (0.88–9.33) | 0.082 | 2.59 (1.02–6.56) | 0.044 | 0.51 (0.13–1.97) | 0.328 | 1.85 (0.89–3.86) | 0.099 |
Dampness indicator | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Condensation on the windowpanes (n = 477) | >108a | 0.997 | 7.43 (1.18–31.0) | 0.006 | 6.14 (0.82–45.9) | 0.077 | >108a | 0.996 | 6.65 (0.89–49.6) | 0.064 | 6.05 (2.16–17.0) | 0.011 |
 Condensation on the walls and/or closet (n = 470) | 1.92 (0.86–4.34) | 0.113 | 2.30 (1.32–4.03) | 0.003 | 2.56 (1.10–5.97) | 0.030 | 2.25 (1.21–4.18) | 0.010 | 1.50 (6.97–3.22) | 0.301 | 2.31 (1.47–3.69) | 0.001 |
 Visible mold in the bathrooms (n = 477) | 7.24 (0.97–54.0) | 0.054 | 3.20 (1.25–8.23) | 0.016 | 3.44 (0.80–14.8) | 0.097 | 3.13 (1.10–8.93) | 0.033 | 1.28 (0.47–3.43) | 0.631 | 2.47 (1.23–4.96) | <0.0001 |
 Visible mold on the window frames, walls, and/or closet (n = 474) | 3.17 (1.18–8.51) | 0.022 | 2.48 (1.32–4.65) | 0.005 | 3.01 (1.12–8.13) | 0.030 | 2.83 (1.38–5.84) | 0.005 | 1.55 (0.69–3.49) | 0.287 | 2.50 (1.49–4.21) | <0.001 |
 Moldy odor (n = 477) | 17.3 (2.33–128.9) | 0.005 | 4.61 (2.14–9.95) | <0.0001 | 3.73 (1.27–11.0) | 0.017 | 4.00 (1.75–9.11) | 0.001 | 3.25 (1.22–8.64) | 0.018 | 3.96 (2.20–7.13) | 0.001 |
 Slow drying of the wet towels in bathrooms (n = 475) | 7.45 (1.74–31.9) | 0.007 | 2.50 (1.29–4.85) | 0.007 | 4.72 (1.40–15.9) | 0.013 | 3.66 (1.60–8.35) | 0.002 | 4.02 (1.38–11.7) | 0.011 | 3.07 (1.74–5.39) | <0.0001 |
 Water leakage during past 5 years (n = 466) | 1.99 (0.87–4.60) | 0.105 | 2.97 (1.66–5.32) | <0.0001 | 1.15 (0.15–2.95) | 0.770 | 2.97 (1.58–5.58) | 0.001 | 3.20 (1.50–6.85) | 0.003 | 2.31 (1.38–3.85) | 0.001 |
 Bad drainage in bathroom (n = 468) | 5.99 (2.66–13.5) | <0.0001 | 4.14 (2.22–7.70) | <0.0001 | 5.03 (2.22–11.4) | <0.001 | 5.46 (2.83–10.5) | <0.0001 | 7.26 (3.31–15.9) | <0.0001 | 4.13 (2.36–7.24) | <0.001 |