Table 3.

Comparison of the means of the concentrations (cells/mg dust) of each mold in Kansas City “Mild Intermittent Asthmatic” (Intermittent) children’s homes (n = 42) versus “Mild, Moderate, or Severe Persistent” (Persistent) asthmatic children’s homes (n = 18).

Molds	Intermittent asthmatic (n = 42)	Persistent asthmatic (n = 18)
Group 1	Mean	Mean	p-Value
Aspergillus flavus	1	2	.231
Aspergillus fumigatus	1	3	.134
Aspergillus niger	21	48	< .001
Aspergillus ochraceus	4	12	.035
Aspergillus penicillioides	24	97	.306
Aspergillus restrictus	0	2	.011
Aspergillus sclerotiorum	2	2	.019
Aspergillus sydowii	5	8	.047
Aspergillus unguis	1	3	.022
Aspergillus versicolor	25	33	.003
Aureobasidium pullulans	996	2863	.757
Chaetomium globosum	44	36	.004
Cladosporium sphaerospermum	42	110	.044
Eurotium group	40	107	.003
Paecilomyces variotii	2	5	.127
Penicillium brevicompactum	3	15	.571
Penicillium corylophilum	2	2	.002
Penicillium crustosum	1	5	.017
Penicillium purpurogenum	0	1	.296
Penicillium spinulosum	0	1	.414
Penicillium variabile	5	19	.325
Scopulariopsis brevicaulis	2	2	.082
Scopulariopsis chartarum	1	3	.433
Stachybotrys chartarum	2	11	.723
Trichoderma viride	4	6	.005
Wallemia sebi	143	1822	.187
Group 2
Acremonium strictum	2	2	.076
Alternaria alternata	168	221	.440
Aspergillus ustus	3	7	.230
Cladosporium cladosporioides type 1	1204	1979	< .001
Cladosporium cladosporioides type 2	5	14	.690
Cladosporium herbarum	319	492	.0013
Epicoccum nigrum	561	791	.039
Mucor group	26	78	.126
Penicillium chrysogenum type 2	33	115	.002
Rhizopus stolonifer	1	2	.659

The means that were significantly different, after Holm adjustment for multiple comparisons (p < .001), are printed in bold type.