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Occup Environ Med 57:627-634 doi:10.1136/oem.57.9.627
  • Paper

Building sickness syndrome in healthy and unhealthy buildings: an epidemiological and environmental assessment with cluster analysis

Table 9

Factors predictive of symptoms using pooled data from all five buildings

Symptom Environmental factor p Value
Stuffy nose Reduced high frequency noise <0.01
Increased low frequency noise <0.01
Runny nose Air turbulence <0.01
Itchy eyes Temperature gradient (head floor) <0.01
Increased low frequency noise =0.001
Particulates (5–10 μm) <0.01
Dry throat Temperature - diurnal variation <0.001
Particulates (10 μm) <0.001
Headache Temperature (dry bulb) <0.01
Particulates (5–10 μm) <0.001
Lethargy Multiple noise measures9-150
Particulates (10 μm) <0.001
Dry skin Increased low frequency noise <0.01
  • 9-150 There was instability of the regression model with interaction between variables that could not be controlled. Findings of uncertain significance.

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