Table 6.

Summary of results reported by papers analyzing the residential dampness and/or mold exposure and mental health association in children. Studies ($n=5$) were included if they analyzed the dampness/mold–mental health association in children aged under 18 years in a normal life context (i.e., not in the context of flooding or other natural disasters).

Study ID	Exposure	Outcome	Adjustments	Results	Direction of association
GINIplusLISAplusStudyGrp 201335	Visible mold	Emotional symptoms	Cohort, region	$\text{OR}=1.38$ (95% CI: 1.18, 1.61; $p<0.05$)	Positive
GINIplusLISAplusStudyGrp 201335	Visible mold	Emotional symptoms	Cohort, region, sociodemographic factors, environmental factors	$\text{OR}=1.39$ (95% CI: 1.16, 1.66; $p<0.05$)	Positive
GINIplusLISAplusStudyGrp 201335	Visible mold	Emotional symptoms	Cohort, region, sociodemographic factors, environmental factors, pet ownership	$\text{OR}=1.4$ (95% CI: 1.16, 1.69; $p<0.05$)	Positive
Midouhas 201941	Damp or condensation	Emotional symptoms	Sociodemographic factors, environmental factors, housing factors, child factors, MCS strata	$\text{MD}=0.09$ (95% CI: 0.002, 0.17; $p<0.05$)	Positive
Mueller 202042	Damp or condensation	Emotional dysregulation	Linear age term, quadratic age term, sociodemographic factors, environmental factors, housing factors, child factors	$\text{MD}=0.021$ (95% CI: 0.012, 0.03; $p<0.01$)	Positive
Oloye 202143	Damp	Emotional dysregulation	—	$\text{MD}=0.025$ (95% CI: 0.0016, 0.034; $p<0.01$)	Positive
Oloye 202143	Damp	Emotional dysregulation	Linear and quadratic age terms, housing factors, sociodemographic factors, area factors	$\text{MD}=0.016$ (95% CI: 0.007, 0.026; $p<0.01$)	Positive
Oudin 201645	Mold	Stress	—	$\text{OR}=1.05$ (95% CI: 0.22, 5.07)	Unclear/crosses the null

Note: —, no data; CI, confidence interval; MD, mean difference; OR, odds ratio.