Finding F-0528

“Exposure to mouldy odour increased the risk of asthma in adults over the age of 50 years (odds ratio (OR) 2.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.10–5.34) and the risk was higher for females than for males (OR 3.5, 95% CI 1.37–9.08).”

Moses et al. Exposure to Indoor Mouldy Odour Increases the Risk of Asthma in Older Adults Living in Social Housing (2019). International journal of environmental research and public health. Page 1. CKB 7548

Structure

Factor: Mould
Outcome: Asthma
Population: female social housing residents
Setting: dwelling, GB
Study design: cross-sectional study with face-to-face questionnaires of 302 residents of social housing in South West England: self-reported visible mould and mouldy musty odour against current asthma, wheeze and allergy, logistic regression adjusted for a priori covariates (class 4)
Effect: OR 3.5 (1.37–9.08)
Sample: 302 participants
Caveat: mouldy odour reported by questionnaire, filed under mould

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