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. 2007 Feb 26;334(7591):460. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39070.573032.80

Table 4.

 Household results in a trial of insulating houses. Values are number/total number of households for self reported house condition and median/geometric mean (number of households) for energy use, unless stated otherwise

Outcome measure Before intervention After intervention Odds ratio (95% CI)
Intervention group Control group Intervention group Control group Unadjusted Adjusted
Self reported condition of house*
Any mould 364/509 362/501 191/509 343/501 0.28 (0.21 to 0.36) P<0.0001 0.24 (0.18 to 0.32) P<0.0001
House cold most of the time or always 398/550 383/547 95/550 378/547 0.09 (0.07 to 0.12) P<0.0001 0.06 (0.04 to 0.09) P<0.0001
Condensation 487/538 486/535 318/538 480/535 0.17 (0.12 to 0.23) P<0.0001 0.16 (0.11 to 0.22) P<0.0001
Non-condensation dampness 334/519 324/516 156/519 339/516 0.23 (0.18 to 0.30) P<0.001 0.18 (0.13 to 0.24) P<0.0001
Heating ineffective† 61/304 104/375 48/304 125/375 0.38 (0.26 to 0.55) P<0.0001 0.38 (0.25 to 0.57) P<0.0001
Energy use (kWhre)
Measured and self reported‡ 4722/5016 (195) 4583/5120 (193) 3678/3899 (195) 4866/4941 (193) 0.79 (0.64 to 0.97) P=0.02 0.81 (0.72 to 0.91) P=0.0006
Measured only§ 2416/2451 (72) 2392/2317 (64) 2298/2200 (72) 2592/2328 (64) 0.95 (0.77 to 1.16) P=0.06 0.92 (0.83 to 1.02) P=0.097
Measured and self reported¶ 3828/3847 (267) 4628/4262 (295) 0.90 (0.77 to 1.05) P=0.20 0.91 (0.79 to 1.04) P=0.17

*Question answered for both years and adjusted for baseline status, region, and amount of sunshine.

†Excludes those who reported using no heating in either year.

‡Estimated full fuel data for both years, including self reported wood, coal, and liquefied petroleum gas; adjusted for region and fuel use in year 1.

§Full fuel data for both years; households use only electricity and mains gas; adjusted for region and fuel use in year 1.

¶Households with full fuel data for year 2 only; adjusted for region only.