Finding F-0567

“Household crowding and presence of mold/dampness in the past 12 months were associated with poorer asthma control, with aORs (95% CIs) of 8.45”

Kang Impacts of residential indoor air quality and environmental risk factors on adult asthma-related health outcomes in Chicago, IL (2022). Page 5. CKB 0532

Structure

Source: Dampness and water damage
Outcome: Asthma
Population: adults with asthma
Setting: dwelling, US
Study design: Breathe Easy Project pre-intervention period in Chicago: more than one year of data from 53 adults with asthma in 41 homes, quarterly indoor and outdoor pollutant measurements (HCHO, CO, CO2, NO2, O3, PM), home walk-throughs and surveys; asthma control test scores analysed with mixed-effects models, baseline risk factors with adjusted odds ratios (class 4)
Effect: OR 4.68 (1.01–21.65)
Sample: 53 participants
Caveat: endpoint is poorer asthma control, filed under asthma; mould/dampness reported by survey

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