Family and home characteristics correlate with mold in homes.
Family and home characteristics correlate with mold in homes.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.envres.2013.04.003
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发表时间：
2013-07
影响因子：
8.3
通讯作者：
LeMasters, Grace
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作者：
Reponen, Tiina;Levin, Linda;Zheng, Shu;Vesper, Stephen;Ryan, Patrick;Grinshpun, Sergey A.;LeMasters, Grace
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先前，我们证明了生活在环境相对发霉指数较高的家庭中的婴儿在7岁时患哮喘的风险更大。本分析的目的是确定与一岁婴儿家中较高发霉指数值相关的家庭和家庭特征。单因素线性回归表明，与发霉指数相关的家庭因素为种族和收入。与发霉指数值相关的家庭特征有：空调、地毯、房屋年龄、房屋评估季节和屋尘螨过敏原。父母哮喘史、除湿机使用、可见霉菌、狗和猫过敏原水平与发霉指数无关。多元线性回归结果显示，老旧住宅的发霉指数高2.9个单位（95%可信区间[CI] = 0.4, 5.4），而安装中央空调的住宅的发霉指数低2.5个单位（95% CI = -4.7, -0.4）。此外，较高的尘螨过敏原水平和地毯分别与较高的霉变指数呈正相关和负相关。因为老房子和没有空调也与种族和低收入有关，而地毯与新房子有关，多变量分析表明，较低的整体社会经济地位与较高的发霉指数值有关。这可能导致易感人群和脆弱人群居住的家庭哮喘风险增加。此外，家庭年龄是我们人口收入、种族和地毯的替代指标；因此，在未来的研究中应仔细评估这些因素的使用。
Previously, we demonstrated that infants residing in homes with higher Environmental Relative Moldiness Index were at greater risk for developing asthma by age seven. The purpose of this analysis was to identify the family and home characteristics associated with higher moldiness index values in infants' homes at age one. Univariate linear regression of each characteristic determined that family factors associated with moldiness index were race and income. Home characteristics associated with the moldiness index values were: air conditioning, carpet, age of the home, season of home assessment, and house dust mite allergen. Parental history of asthma, use of dehumidifier, visible mold, dog and cat allergen levels were not associated with moldiness index. Results of multiple linear regression showed that older homes had 2.9 units higher moldiness index (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.4, 5.4), whereas homes with central air conditioning had 2.5 units lower moldiness index (95% CI = -4.7, -0.4). In addition, higher dust mite allergen levels and carpeting were positively and negatively associated with higher moldiness index, respectively. Because older homes and lack of air conditioning were also correlated with race and lower income, whereas carpeting was associated with newer homes, the multivariate analyses suggests that lower overall socioeconomic position is associated with higher moldiness index values. This may lead to increased asthma risk in homes inhabited by susceptible, vulnerable population subgroups. Further, age of the home was a surrogate of income, race and carpeting in our population; thus the use of these factors should carefully be evaluated in future studies.
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