Associations between animal fur use and endotoxin levels in settled dust from mattresses
| Endotoxin in child's mattress dust | Endotoxin in mother's mattress dust | |||
| EU·m−2 | EU·mg−1 | EU·m−2 | EU·mg−1 | |
| Use of animal fur yes versus no | 1.18 (1.03–1.36)# | 0.98 (0.87–1.10)¶ | 1.05 (0.91–1.22)+ | 1.07 (0.94–1.21)§ |
Data are presented as mean ratio (95% CI). n=2155. #: p=0.02; ¶: p=0.70; +: p=0.50; §: p=0.30.