Dampness and airway inflammation and systemic symptoms in office building workers
Wan GH, Li CS1999Archives of Environmental Health An International JournalJournal Article
OcularRespiratory/Sinus
Indoor Mold (Stachybotrys, Aspergillus, etc.)Water-Damaged Buildings (WDB)
Abstract
To evaluate dose-response relationships between airway inflammation/systemic symptoms and dampness exposure, we conducted a self-reported questionnaire study on risk factors among 1237 employees in 19 air-conditioned office buildings in the Taipei area. The odds ratio for eye irritation was 1.34 when either stuffy odor or mold was present in the buildings. The odds ratio increased to 1.72 when both stuffy odor and mold were present, to 3.14 when water damage was also present, and to 5.03 when four dampness exposure factors were present. Dampness in the building had a dose-response effect on eye irritation, cough, and lethargy/fatigue.
Symptom Clusters
cougheye irritationlethargy/fatigue
Cited By (10)
- Isolation and Identification of Aspergillus fumigatus Mycotoxins on Growth Medium and Some Building MaterialsApplied and Environmental Microbiology · 2002
- Building-related respiratory symptoms can be predicted with semi-quantitative indices of exposure to dampness and moldIndoor Air · 2004
- Public health and economic impact of dampness and moldIndoor Air · 2007
- Indoor Mold, Toxigenic Fungi, andStachybotrys chartarum: Infectious Disease PerspectiveClinical Microbiology Reviews · 2003
- Indoor dampness and molds and development of adult-onset asthma: a population-based incident case-control studyEnvironmental Health Perspectives · 2002
- Do indoor molds in nonindustrial environments threaten workers’ health? A review of the epidemiologic evidenceEpidemiologic Reviews · 2002
- Observation‐based metrics for residential dampness and mold with dose–response relationships to health: A review
Related Papers
- Dampness and mould in Chinese homes and sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms – Associations with climate, family size, cleaning and ventilationBuilding and Environment · 2023 · 4 shared tags
- 30+ years of knowledge creation: Indoor Air 1991–2021Indoor Air · 2022 · 4 shared tags
- NIOSH Dampness and Mold Assessment Tool (DMAT): Documentation and Data Analysis of Dampness and Mold-Related Damage in Buildings and Its ApplicationBuildings · 2022 · 4 shared tags
- Rhinitis, Ocular, Throat and Dermal Symptoms, Headache and Tiredness among Students in Schools from Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Associations with Fungal DNA and Mycotoxins in Classroom DustPLoS ONE · 2016 · 4 shared tags
- Protein profiles of nasal lavage fluid from individuals with work‐related upper airway symptoms associated with moldy and damp buildingsIndoor Air · 2016 · 4 shared tags
- The Sick Building Syndrome as a Part of the Autoimmune (Autoinflammatory) Syndrome Induced by Adjuvant