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 | |
Dampness index | ||||||||||||
 0–1(n = 63) | Referenceb |  | Reference |  | Reference |  | Reference |  | Referenceb |  | Reference |  |
 2 (n = 47) | 2.60 (0.37–18.1) | 0.335 | 1.37 (0.08–23.4) | 0.826 | 1.50 (0.09–25.5) | 0.777 | 3.60 (0.60–21.5) | 0.161 | ||||
 3 (n = 49) | 0.00c | 0.998 | 0.56 (0.05–6.75) | 0.649 | 1.31 (0.08–22.1) | 0.853 | 1.24 (0.07–20.8) | 0.883 | 3.24 (0.50–20.7) | 0.214 | 3.44 (0.61–19.3) | 0.161 |
 4 (n = 63) | 1.62 (0.10–27.2) | 0.734 | 2.93 (0.52–15.8) | 0.211 | 2.16 (0.19–25.4) | 0.538 | 4.83 (0.53–43.9) | 0.162 | 2.60 (0.41–16.6) | 0.312 | 6.91 (1.42–33.7) | 0.017 |
 5 (n = 55) | 5.16 (0.50–53.6) | 0.169 | 2.80 (0.52–15.0) | 0.229 | 2.86 (0.27–30.3) | 0.383 | 8.30 (0.96–71.6) | 0.054 | 2.86 (0.43–18.9) | 0.276 | 7.07 (1.44–34.7) | 0.016 |
 6 (n = 109) | 17.2 (2.06–143.1) | 0.008 | 3.04 (0.61–15.1) | 0.174 | 4.53 (0.50–41.1) | 0.179 | 9.11 (1.11–74.8) | 0.040 | 5.48 (1.04–28.92) | 0.045 | 9.64 (2.07–44.8) | 0.004 |
 7 (n = 39) | 11.4 (1.11–118.9) | 0.041 | 5.55 (1.00–30.7) | 0.050 | 6.17 (0.59–64.9) | 0.130 | 8.10 (0.87–75.8) | 0.067 | 8.87 (1.35–58.3) | 0.023 | 10.7 (2.06–55.5) | 0.005 |
 8 (n = 16) | 35.8 (2.93–437.5) | 0.005 | 16.6 (2.46–112.6) | 0.004 | 28.8 (2.37–350.3) | 0.008 | 57.5 (5.50–600.2) | <0.001 | 47.7 (6.27–361.1) | <0.001 | 38.0 (5.92–244.1) | <0.001 |
P for trend | <0.0001 | Â | 0.003 | Â | 0.005 | Â | <0.0001 | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.0001 | Â |