Number of samples below the limit of detection(LOD), endotoxin, β(1,3)-glucan and extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) levels in the child's mattress and living-room floor dust
| Germany | Netherlands< | Sweden | |
| Subjects n | 356 | 338 | 358 |
| Child's mattress dust per m2 of surface | |||
| Amount of dust mg·m−2 | 0 (240 (2.5)) | 0 (229 (2.1)) | 0 (142 (1.9)) |
| Endotoxin EU·m−2 | 2 (3053 (3.3)) | 0 (2467 (2.5)) | 9 (1094 (2.8)) |
| β(1,3)-glucan μg·m−2 | 0 (434 (2.8)) | 0 (357 (2.4)) | 0 (320 (2.5)) |
| EPS EPSU·m−2 | 6 (9058 (4.7)) | 5 (7619 (4.6)) | 15 (2173 (5.3)) |
| Child's mattress dust per gram of dust | |||
| Endotoxin EU·g−1 | 2 (12 515 (2.6)) | 0 (10 763 (2.1)) | 9 (7535 (2.5)) |
| β(1,3)-glucan μg·g−1 | 0 (1797 (1.7)) | 0 (1556 (1.7)) | 0 (2251 (1.7)) |
| EPS EPSU·g−1 | 6 (36 592 (3.1)) | 5 (32 874 (3.2)) | 15 (15 120 (4.1)) |
| Living-room floor dust per m2 of surface | |||
| Amount of dust mg·m−2 | 17 (155 (4.4)) | 22 (118 (5.5)) | 6 (292 (3.2)) |
| Endotoxin EU·m−2 | 14 (2874 (6.2)) | 23 (2180 (9.7)) | 9 (4077 (5.2)) |
| β(1,3)-glucan μg·m−2 | 0 (350 (4.9)) | 7 (243 (7.0)) | 1 (799 (3.7)) |
| EPS EPSU·m−2 | 28 (4577 (13.7)) | 71 (1431 (30.2)) | 18 (9699 (9.6)) |
| Living-room floor dust per gram of dust | |||
| Endotoxin EU·g−1 | 14 (16 837 (3.2)) | 23 (15 124 (4.0)) | 9 (13 122 (3.2)) |
| β(1,3)-glucan μg·g−1 | 0 (2225 (1.7)) | 7 (1948 (2.3)) | 1 (2689 (1.8)) |
| EPS EPSU·g−1 | 28 (25 340 (6.7)) | 71 (8700 (13.6)) | 18 (30 641 (5.0)) |
Data are presented as n<LOD (geometric mean (geometric standard deviation)), unless otherwise stated.