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Table 5 Associations between home environment factors and noise disturbance from specific indoor sources OR (95%CI) a

From: Home environment and noise disturbance in a national sample of multi-family buildings in Sweden-associations with medical symptoms

Home environment factors

 

Lines and pipes

p

Ventilation/fans inside

p

Voice, radio, TV, music, similar sounds from neighbors

p

Municipality population density b

 

1.07(1.01,1.14)

0.020

Time living in current apartment

≤ 5 years

1.00

 
 

>  5 years

1.23(0.99,1.52)

0.059

Construction year

−1960

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

1961–1975

1.86(1.27,2.74)

0.002

1.55(0.96,2.52)

0.076

1.28(0.96,1.72)

0.094

 

1976–1985

1.21(0.77,1.90)

0.403

2.40(1.45,3.95)

0.001

0.88(0.63,1.24)

0.474

 

1986–1995

1.33(0.84,2.11)

0.223

2.51(1.51,4.17)

< 0.001

0.62(0.43,0.91)

0.014

 

1996–2005

1.02(0.65,1.61)

0.932

0.94(0.54,1.61)

0.813

0.34(0.22,0.51)

< 0.001

Ownership

Self-owned

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

Renting

1.88(1.47,2.39)

< 0.001

1.44(1.12,1.87)

0.005

2.07(1.69,2.55)

< 0.001

Location of the apartment

Ground floor/basement

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

Above ground floor

1.09(0.81,1.48)

0.555

1.45(1.10,1.90)

0.008

Any mechanical ventilation

 

0.82(0.65,1.04)

0.099

1.30(1.002,1.69)

0.048

1.01(0.82,1.24)

0.953

Bathroom fan

Yes

1.08(0.81,1.43)

0.604

Window opening frequency

Less often

1.00

 

 

Everyday

0.70(0.54,0.90)

0.006

  1. Bold values indicate p < 0.05.
  2. aTwo-level logistic regression models (individual, municipality). Mutual adjustment including all variables with p < 0.2 in Table S4 (see Additional file 1). The odds ratios were adjusted for gender, age and smoking
  3. bThe ORs were expressed per 1000 increase for municipality population density (number of persons per km2, person/km2)