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Table 5 Relationships between perceived indoor air quality (IAQ) and type of store for workers in underground shopping centers

From: Perception of indoor air quality (IAQ) by workers in underground shopping centers in relation to sick-building syndrome (SBS) and store type: a cross-sectional study in Korea

IAQ perception

Type of store

OR (95% CI)

Stuffy odora

Food service

1.00

Clothing

3.47 (1.10–10.92)*

Fashion accessories

4.02 (1.20–13.44)*

Others

2.54 (0.75–8.59)

Unpleasant odorb

Food service

1.00

Clothing

7.28 (1.64–32.26)**

Fashion accessories

5.44 (1.15–25.77)*

Others

4.64 (0.98–21.94)

Pungent odora

Food service

1.00

Clothing

1.75 (0.55–5.55)

Fashion accessories

1.76 (0.51–6.05)

Others

1.30 (0.37–4.54)

Moldy odorb

Food service

1.00

Clothing

5.32 (0.68–41.65)

Fashion accessories

13.11 (1.63–105.35)**

Others

4.29 (0.51–36.03)

Tobacco smoke odorb

Food service

1.00

Clothing

1.60 (0.51–4.96)

Fashion accessories

1.25 (0.35–4.45)

Others

1.38 (0.40–4.79)

Dry airb

Food service

1.00

Clothing

2.74 (1.11–6.78)*

Fashion accessories

3.46 (1.28–9.35)*

Others

1.97 (0.74–5.24)

Humid airb

Food service

1.00

Clothing

0.40 (0.16–1.03)

Fashion accessories

0.71 (0.26–2.00)

Others

0.80 (0.29–2.17)

Categorized IAQ perception scoreb,c

Food service

1.00

Clothing

2.92 (1.33–6.38)**

Fashion accessories

3.25 (1.37–7.71)**

Others

2.05 (0.88–4.78)

  1. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01
  2. aOR was adjusted for sex, age, smoking status, and hours worked per day
  3. bOR was adjusted for sex, age, and smoking status
  4. cProportional odds assumption in the cumulative logistic model was met (P = 0.78)