Table 1.

Comparison of the means of the sum of the logs of Group 1 (SLG 1) molds, sum of the logs of Group 2 (SLG 2) molds, and ERMI values for homes of asthmatic children in Boston, Kansas City [also in Kansas City “Mild Intermittent Asthmatic” (Intermittent) children’s homes vs. “Mild, Moderate or Severe Persistent” (Persistent) asthmatic children’s homes], and San Diego compared to a random selection of homes from the same geographic areas obtained in the 2006 HUD AHHS.

	SLG 1		SLG 2		ERMI
City or AHHS comparison	Mean	STD	Mean	STD	Mean	STD
Boston (n = 76)	22.01	11.30	13.28	5.95	8.73	6.39
AHHS (n = 34)	16.77	6.53	11.61	3.86	5.16	2.95
Student’s t-test (p-value)	.03		.06		.03
Kansas City (n = 60)	25.82	11.19	16.48	4.02	9.31	8.38
AHHS (n = 22)	17.29	7.48	13.79	3.02	3.49	6.27
Student’s t-test (p-value)	< .01		< .01		< .01
KC intermittent asthma (n = 42)	23.58	10.74	15.65	3.53	7.90	8.59
KC persistent asthma (n = 18)	30.99	9.88	18.47	4.25	12.44	6.77
Student’s t-test (p-value)	.03		.04		.05
San Diego (n = 93)	25.85	9.24	17.69	5.04	8.16	6.11
AHHS (n = 28)	9.96	5.66	7.88	4.58	2.08	3.28
Student’s t-test (p-value)	< .001		< .001		< .001

Note: STD, standard deviation; KC, Kansas City.