Table 1.
Assessment of relationships between mold species concentrations or ERMI-related indices and the longitude and latitude coordinates of the 1083 survey homes. Z values represent regression coefficients. Those values that are significant are italicized.
| Molds | Longitude | Latitude | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z value | P value | Z value | P value | |
| Group 1 | ||||
| Aspergillus flavus | −2.374 | 0.018 | 1.437 | 0.151 |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | −0.985 | 0.325 | 1.476 | 0.140 |
| Aspergillus niger | −5.152 | <0.001 | 4.537 | <0.001 |
| Aspergillus ochraceus | −1.392 | 0.164 | 2.127 | 0.033 |
| Aspergillus penicillioides | 1.019 | 0.308 | 0.163 | 0.871 |
| Aspergillus restrictus | 1.705 | 0.088 | −1.271 | 0.204 |
| Aspergillus sclerotiorum | 1.530 | 0.126 | −1.522 | 0.128 |
| Aspergillus sydowii | 0.499 | 0.618 | −1.266 | 0.205 |
| Aspergillus unguis | 0.067 | 0.946 | −0.341 | 0.733 |
| Aspergillus versicolor | 2.801 | 0.005 | −2.165 | 0.030 |
| Aureobasidium pullulans | −3.217 | 0.001 | 3.662 | <0.001 |
| Chaetomium globosum | 1.243 | 0.214 | 1.087 | 0.277 |
| Cladosporium sphaerospermum | 0.852 | 0.394 | −0.663 | 0.507 |
| Eurotium group | −3.332 | <0.001 | 4.836 | <0.001 |
| Paecilomyces variotii | 0.629 | 0.529 | −0.232 | 0.817 |
| Penicillium brevicompactum | −2.970 | 0.003 | 3.289 | 0.001 |
| Penicillium corylophilum | −2.104 | 0.035 | 2.751 | 0.006 |
| Penicillium crustosum | −1.303 | 0.193 | 1.734 | 0.083 |
| Penicillium purpurogenum | −0.044 | 0.965 | −0.408 | 0.683 |
| Penicillium spinulosum | −1.607 | 0.108 | 1.695 | 0.090 |
| Penicillium variabile | 3.012 | 0.003 | −2.72 | 0.006 |
| Scopulariopsis brevicaulis | −0.450 | 0.653 | 1.019 | 0.308 |
| Scopulariopsis chartarum | −1.835 | 0.067 | 2.647 | 0.008 |
| Stachybotrys chartarum | −3.296 | <0.001 | 3.192 | 0.001 |
| Trichoderma viride | 3.636 | <0.001 | −3.413 | <0.001 |
| Wallemia sebi | 4.215 | <0.001 | −3.720 | <0.001 |
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| Group 2 | ||||
| Acremonium strictum | −0.168 | 0.866 | 2.108 | <0.001 |
| Alternaria alternata | −8.768 | <0.001 | 9.706 | <0.001 |
| Aspergillus ustus | −2.878 | 0.004 | 2.451 | 0.014 |
| Cladosporium cladosporioides 1 | −0.472 | 0.637 | 1.952 | 0.051 |
| Cladosporium cladosporioides 2 | −8.110 | <0.001 | 9.179 | <0.001 |
| Cladosporium herbarum | −6.994 | <0.001 | 8.957 | <0.001 |
| Epicoccum nigrum | 0.510 | 0.610 | 1.504 | 0.133 |
| Mucor group | 4.648 | <0.001 | −3.985 | <0.001 |
| Penicillium chrysogenum 2 | −3.456 | <0.001 | 3.935 | <0.001 |
| Rhizopus stolonifer | −2.743 | 0.006 | 2.659 | 0.008 |
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| ERMI Indices | ||||
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| Sum Logs Group 1 | −0.372 | 0.710 | 1.067 | 0.286 |
| Sum Logs Group 2 | −3.878 | <0.001 | 5.599 | <0.001 |
| ERMI | 2.538 | 0.011 | −2.953 | 0.003 |