Table 2.
Summary of Mouse Allergen Levels in the Intervention and Control Groups
Location | Allergen levels in dust, median (range), μg/g |
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Baseline | Month 1 | Month 3 | Month 5 | |
Abbreviation: BD, below detection. | ||||
Kitchen | ||||
Intervention | 24.1 (0.3–277.9) | 12.9 (0.2–197.6) | 7.6 (BD–223.2) | 2.8 (BD–14.1)* |
Control | 8.2 (0.5–413.4) | 2.1 (0.3–197.2) | 14.9 (0.02–356.1) | 25.6 (1.02–51.5) |
Bedroom | ||||
Intervention | 5.2 (0.3–222.1) | 2.6 (0.06–283.4) | 2.9 (BD–81.7) | 2.2 (BD–52.5)* |
Control | 8.6 (BD–37.5) | 14.3 (0.4–52.7) | 3.3 (0.1–8.6) | 24.1 (BD–515.5) |
Living room | ||||
Intervention | 3.6 (0.2–71.4) | 2.0 (0.07–72.0) | 2.8 (1.2–71.6) | 0.9 (BD–92.2) |
Control | 8.0 (0.07–133.6) | 3.7 (0.4–10.8) | 16.1 (0.03–7.9) | 5.4 (0.04–185.7) |
P < .05 in the intervention homes compared with controls.