From: Relation of dampness to sick building syndrome in Japanese public apartment houses
 | Eye | Nose | Skin | Throat and/or cough | General | All or any | ||||||
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ORa (95% CI) | P | ORa (95% CI) | P | ORa (95% CI) | P | ORa (95% CI) | P | ORa (95% CI) | P | ORa (95% CI) | P | |
Condensation on the window panes (n = 477) | >108b | 0.996 | 5.27 (1.20–23.1) | 0.027 | 5.53 (0.71–43.0) | 0.103 | >108b | 0.996 | 6.83 (0.89–52.4) | 0.064 | 5.12 (1.75–15.0) | 0.003 |
Condensation on the walls and/or closet (n = 470) | 1.67 (0.67–4.13) | 0.264 | 1.49 (0.77–2.86) | 0.233 | 2.15 (0.84–5.52) | 0.111 | 1.66 (0.82–3.34) | 0.156 | 1.64 (0.70–3.91) | 0.255 | 1.85 (1.07–3.18) | 0.026 |
Visible mold in the bathrooms (n = 477) | 7.09 (0.92–54.8) | 0.06 | 2.03 (0.72–5.67) | 0.177 | 3.10 (0.68–14.2) | 0.143 | 2.53 (0.84–7.67) | 0.100 | 1.26 (0.44–3.65) | 0.667 | 1.87 (0.87–4.02) | 0.109 |
Visible mold on the window frames, walls, and/or closet (n = 474) | 2.93 (1.02–8.44) | 0.046 | 1.43 (0.69–2.95) | 0.332 | 2.59 (0.89–7.56) | 0.081 | 2.13 (0.97–4.69) | 0.061 | 1.50 (0.62–3.66) | 0.369 | 1.83 (1.02–3.30) | 0.043 |
Moldy odor (n = 477) | 13.7 (1.80–104.5) | 0.012 | 2.45 (1.08–5.59) | 0.033 | 2.80 (0.90–8.72) | 0.075 | 2.66 (1.12–6.34) | 0.027 | 3.00 (1.07–8.40) | 0.036 | 2.69 (1.43–5.07) | 0.002 |
Slow drying of the wet towels in bathrooms (n = 475) | 6.43 (1.46−28.3) | 0.014 | 1.37 (0.66–2.84) | 0.394 | 4.03 (1.14–14.3) | 0.031 | 2.60 (1.10–6.17) | 0.030 | 3.41 (1.13–10.3) | 0.030 | 2.12 (1.16–3.89) | 0.014 |
Water leakage during past 5 years (n = 466) | 1.57 (0.65–3.80) | 0.315 | 2.00 (1.04–3.82) | 0.037 | 0.95 (0.35–2.56) | 0.920 | 2.41 (1.22–4.76) | 0.011 | 3.26 (1.44–7.36) | 0.004 | 1.81 (1.03–3.18) | 0.039 |
Bad drainage in bathroom (n = 468) | 6.61 (2.67–16.3) | <0.0001 | 4.54 (2.16–9.55) | <0.0001 | 5.28 (2.11–13.2) | <0.0001 | 5.91 (2.81–12.4) | <0.0001 | 10.86 (4.34–26.7) | <0.0001 | 4.37 (2.29–8.22) | <0.0001 |