Table 5.
Relationships between home characteristics and mold, β-d-glucan, and endotoxin levels.
| Correlations (r-values) | Indoor air mold (n = 182) | Outdoor air mold (n = 182) | Alternaria (dust) (n = 181) | β-d-glucan (n = 109) | Endotoxin (n = 140) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor mold | — | ||||||
| Outdoor mold | 0.40** | — | |||||
| Alternaria (bedroom dust) | –0.16** | 0.00 | — | ||||
| β-d-glucan | 0.01 | –0.09 | 0.26** | — | |||
| Endotoxin | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.34* | — | ||
| Flood level (feet) | –0.14 | –0.03 | 0.06 | 0.18 | –0.04 | ||
| Bedroom relative humidity | 0.22** | 0.19** | –0.09 | 0.02 | –0.03 | ||
| Outdoor relative humidity | 0.06 | 0.24** | –0.21** | –0.18* | –0.04 | ||
| Bedroom temperature | 0.13* | 0.13* | –0.20* | 0.04 | 0.16* | ||
| Outdoor temperature | 0.15** | 0.18** | –0.28* | –0.09 | 0.11 | ||
| *0.05 < p < 0.1. **p < 0.05. | |||||||