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. 2017 Sep;58(3):E238–E251.

Tab. IV.

Continuous variables with statistically significant relationship to indoor mesophilic, psichrophilic and fungi concentration.

Mesophilic Bacteria (Mean CFU/m3) Psichrophilic Bacteria (Mean CFU/m3) Fungi (Mean CFU/m3)
Variable Correlation Coefficent (Pearson r)
Others ambient Building age 0.629 -0.685 -0.624
Air exchange rate +1* -1* -1*
Light exposure -1* +1* +1*
Ventilation system -0.897 -0.992 -1**
Mean indoor relative humidity -0.424 0.831** 0.848*
Mean indoor temperature -0.73** -0.005 0.187
Mean outdoor temperature -0.523 0.458 0.525
Books storage Mean indoor relative humidity 0.657 0.999** -0.967
Mean indoor temperature 0.689 +1* -0.977
Mean outdoor temperature 0.669 +1** -0.971
*

Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level;

**

Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level.