Table 1:

Geometric mean of V. victoriae in bedroom floor dust by home and neighborhood characteristics and household behavior. Data in bold indicate statistically significant associations.

Characteristics		n	Geometric mean [95% C.I.] ce/mg	P value for differenceI
Neighborhood asthma prevalence	HAPN	129	1,791 [1,394–2,301]	0.21
	LAPN	107	1,440 [1158–1,790]
Housing Type	Single	46	2,125 [1,395–3,236]	0.10
	Multi-family	68	1,836 [1,380–2,443]
	Apartment	122	1,367 [1,081–1,729]
Carpeted bedroom floor	No	111	1,349 [1,073–1,696]	0.044
	Yes	125	1,911 [1,498–2,437]
Report of mold odor	No	210	1,623 [1,352–1,948]	0.95
	Yes	25	1,641 [1,048–2,570]
Report of visible mold	No	144	1,550 [1,261–1,905]	0.51
	Yes	90	1,744 [1,297–2,347]
Report of unrepaired water damage	No	184	1,548 [1,285–1,865]	0.29
	Yes	51	1,936 [1,298–2,885]
Report of leaky pipes	No	211	1,669 [1,394–1,999]	0.34
	Yes	22	1,252 [738–2,125]
Report of adding water to air	No	143	1,642 [1,316–2,048]	0.89
	Yes	92	1,600 [1,227–2,086]
Remove shoes entering home	No	146	1,720 [1,387–2,133]	0.40
	Yes	89	1,480 [1,122–1,951]
Basement in building	No	37	1,672 [1,098–2,545]	0.89
	Yes	193	1,618 [1,339–1,955]
Wet mop	No	186	1,643 [1,362–1,982]	0.80
	Yes	49	1,558 [1,047–2,319]
Cat in home	No	208	1,658 [1,385–1,984]	0.49
	Yes	28	1,380 [831–2,292]
Dog in home	No	202	1,481 [1,235–1,775]	0.010
	Yes	34	2,787 [1,821–4,265]
Season of collection	Winter	71	2,562 [1,932–3,397]	<0.001
	Spring	58	2,438 [1,732–3,433]
	Summer	51	986 [724–1,343]
	Fall	56	937 [669–1,314]

^IANOVA for geometric means