Table 6 Associations between home environment factors and noise disturbance from specific indoor sources OR (95%CI) ^a

Temperature zone ^b

–

–

1.95(1.20,3.15)

0.007

1.21(1.04,1.41)

0.016

Municipality population density ^c

–

–

1.24(1.03,1.49)

0.022

–

–

Time living in current apartment

≤ 5 years

1.00

–

–

1.00

>  5 years

1.34(1.10,1.62)

0.003

–

–

1.22(0.96,1.54)

0.103

Construction year

−1960

1.00

1.00

1.00

1961–1975

1.23(0.94,1.60)

0.137

2.42(1.25,4.67)

0.008

1.29(0.93,1.78)

0.132

1976–1985

0.67(0.49,0.93)

0.017

0.88(0.38,2.03)

0.765

0.83(0.56,1.24)

0.365

1986–1995

0.62(0.44,0.87)

0.006

1.32(0.58,3.01)

0.513

0.74(0.49,1.13)

0.165

1996–2005

0.57(0.41,0.80)

0.001

0.66(0.27,1.61)

0.358

0.63(0.41,0.96)

0.031

Ownership

Self-owned

1.00

1.00

1.00

Renting

1.80(1.50,2.16)

< 0.001

2.32(1.49,3.63)

< 0.001

2.19(1.73,2.76)

< 0.001

Location of the apartment

Ground floor/basement

1.00

–

–

–

–

Above ground floor

1.11(0.88,1.40)

0.387

–

–

–

–

Any mechanical ventilation

1.06(0.88,1.28)

0.506

0.89(0.71,1.11)

0.297

Bathroom fan

Yes

–

–

1.84(1.16,2.93)

0.010

–

–

Window opening frequency

Less often

–

–

–

–

–

–

Everyday

–

–

–

–

–

–