Table 1– Association between general characteristics and endotoxin levels in schools and homes from the study participants (univariate analysis)
Schools#
 Full-time classrooms (compared with other locations in school)1.21 (1.13–1.3)
 Higher grade (1 grade increase)0.98 (0.97–1.00)
 Occupancy of school (five persons increase)1.04 (0.99–1.10)
 Building age (10-year increase)1.00 (0.97–1.03)
 Moisture/mould observations1.15 (0.95–1.39)
 Type of floor
  Smooth floor without carpetReference
  Smooth floor with carpetNA
  Carpet0.96 (0.67–1.39)
Homes
 Higher grade at school (1 grade increase)1.03 (0.98–1.07)
 Number of occupants (1 person increase)1.14 (1.06–1.22)
 Building age (10-year increase)0.96 (0.94–0.99)
 Moisture/mould observations1.02 (0.90–1.16)
 Type of floor
  Smooth floor without carpetReference
  Smooth floor with carpet1.03 (0.90–1.18)
  Carpet0.99 (0.85–1.15)
 Smoke inside1.00 (0.91–1.09)
 Pets in home1.04 (0.93–1.17)
 Pets in bedroom0.90 (0.78–1.04)
 Education level parents
  HighReference
  Intermediate0.89 (0.79–1.01)
  Low1.04 (0.80–1.35)
 Parental allergies1.03 (0.89–1.18)
  • Data are presented as geometric mean ratio (95% confidence interval). NA: not available. #: n = 148; : n = 169.