Table 7 Associations between home environment factors and noise disturbance from specific outdoor sources OR (95%CI)^a

Temperature zone ^b

1.22(0.98,1.53)

0.081

–

–

–

–

–

–

1.35(0.99,1.84)

0.059

Municipality population density ^c

1.13(1.05,1.22)

0.002

–

–

1.42(1.02,1.99)

0.039

2.00(1.14,3.50)

0.015

–

–

Time living in current apartment

≤ 5 years

1.00

–

–

–

–

1.00

–

–

>  5 years

0.93(0.67,1.28)

0.641

–

–

–

–

1.00(0.71,1.41)

0.989

–

–

Construction year

−1960

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1961–1975

1.81(1.01,3.24)

0.046

0.92(0.70,1.21)

0.556

3.27(1.55,6.92)

0.002

1.57(0.91,2.72)

0.106

1.03(0.70,1.54)

0.868

1976–1985

2.43(1.32,4.47)

0.004

0.75(0.54,1.02)

0.067

3.19(1.45,7.05)

0.004

2.35(1.32,4.17)

0.004

1.16(0.75,1.81)

0.499

1986–1995

2.15(1.15,4.03)

0.017

0.77(0.56,1.06)

0.110

2.18(0.93,5.09)

0.073

1.36(0.74,2.49)

0.319

0.96(0.60,1.54)

0.867

1996–2005

0.92(0.47,1.80)

0.807

0.81(0.59,1.09)

0.167

3.92(1.80,8.53)

0.001

0.39(0.18,0.84)

0.016

0.72(0.45,1.15)

0.175

Ownership

Self-owned

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Renting

1.55(1.14,2.11)

0.005

1.77(1.48,2.13)

< 0.001

2.52(1.75,3.62)

< 0.001

1.28(0.91,1.78)

0.152

1.73(1.33,2.25)

< 0.001

Location of the apartment

Ground floor/basement

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1.00

Above ground floor

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1.60(1.11,2.29)

0.011

Any mechanical ventilation

Yes

1.46(1.06,2.00)

0.020

0.95(0.80,1.14)

0.596

0.92(0.71,1.19)

0.515

Bathroom fan

Yes

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Window opening frequency

Less often

1.00

1.00

–

–

1.00

1.00

Everyday

0.64(0.47,0.88)

0.005

1.10(0.90,1.33)

0.355

–

–

1.56(1.05,2.31)

0.026

1.20(0.90,1.60)

0.208