Table 1.

Symptoms reported by predominantly female and male cohorts of occupants in workplaces infested by dampness microbiota

Symptom/disease	symptom prevalence midwives/policemen	prevalence controls	RR midwives/policemen	95% CI	p-value
CNS symptoms	56/90 (62%)	5/44 (11%)	4.94	2.72-6.91	<0.001
CNS symptoms	35/115 (30%)	5/44 (11%)	2.85	1.19-6.85
Symptoms of autonomous nervous/peripheral nervous system	45/90 (50%)	4/44 (20%)	4.36	1.90-7.41	0.001
Symptoms of autonomous nervous/peripheral nervous system	23/115 (20%)	4/44 (20%)	2.57	0.95-6.95	0.06
Asthma	51/90 (57%)	9/45 (20%)	1.86	0.86-3.13	0.11
Asthma	35/116 (30%)	9/45 (20%)	1.56	0.81-3.00	0.18
Multiple chemical sensitivity	36/90 (40%)	4/43 (9%)	3.44	1.39-6.44	0.01
Multiple chemical sensitivity	25/114 (225)	4/43 (9%)	2.81	1.06-7.46	0.04
Fatigue	69/90 (77%)	10/42 (24%)	3.05	2.19-3.64	<0.001
Fatigue	67/113 (59%)	10/42 (24%)	2.82	1.55-5.11	0.001
Muscle or joint pain	46/90 (51%)	9/41 (22%)	2.02	1.11-3.02	0.02
Muscle or joint pain	29/103 (28%)	9/41 (22%)	1.50	0.75-3.00	0.25
Respiratory symptoms	72/90 (80%)	12/42 (29%)	2.56	1.84-3.04	<0.001
Respiratory symptoms	79/111 (71%)	12/42 (29%)	2.66	1.58-4.48	<0.001
Cardiac arrhythmia	51/90 (57%)	1/41 (2%)	19.75	4.47-36.30	<0.001
Cardiac arrhythmia	23/101 (23%)	1/41 (2%)	9.58	1.33-68.81	0.02

RR = risk ratio. The comparison was carried out to the same control healthy cohort.