Table 3.
Univariate Logistic Regression Estimates for the Association between Select Indoor VOCs and Self-Reported Health Symptoms.
| VOC | Neurologic Symptoms OR (95% CI) |
Skin Irritation OR (95% CI) |
Eye Irritation OR (95% CI) |
Throat Irritation OR (95% CI) |
Aplastic Anemia OR (95% CI) |
Gastrointestinal Symptoms OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) | 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 1.0 (1.0,1.1) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) |
| Carbon tetrachloride | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dioxane, 1,4- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0.9 (0.7, 1.3) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.6) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.5) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) |
| Naphthalene | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.4) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.5) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) | - | - | 1.0 (0.8, 1.2) | - | - |
| Styrene | 0.6 (0.1, 4.7) | 0.5 (0.1, 6.0) | 1.4 (0.6, 3.1) | 0.9 (0.3, 3.1) | 1.5 (0.5, 4.7) | 1.4 (0.7, 2.9) |
| Toluene | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.1) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.1) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) |
| Trimethylbenzene, 1,2,4- | 1.0 (0.7, 1.2) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.6) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.8) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.8) |
| Xylenes (mixed) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.1) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) | 1.0 (0.9, 1,1) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) | 1.1 (1.0, 1,1) |
Abbreviations: OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval; [-]: Odds ratios were not estimated due to low event frequency for that VOC.