Table 7 Correlations observed between housing conditions, characteristics of patients and parameters of allergic disease in the examined patients in Bytom (south Poland). Results of the Spearman’s rank correlation test analysis (*p < 0.05).

From: Abundance of domestic mites in dwellings of children and adolescents with asthma in relation to environmental factors and allergy symptoms

 

Familial predisposition to atopy

Severity of asthma

Atopic dermatitis

Allergic rhinitis

Other aeroallergens

Intensification of symptoms (month)

IgE level DP

IgE level DF

Housing conditions

Age of building

 − 0.42*

 − 0.13

 − 0.13

 − 0.29*

0.36*

0.50*

 − 0.26*

 − 0.46*

Type of building

 − 0.46*

 − 0.10

 − 0.18

 − 0.14

0.31*

0.42*

 − 0.17

 − 0.41*

Pets

0.03

 − 0.11

0.24

 − 0.04

 − 0.08

 − 0.27*

0.08

0.18

Family size

0.33*

0.26*

0.07

 − 0.06

 − 0.05

0.36*

0.13

0.08

Flat size

 − 0.16

 − 0.21

0.12

0.15

 − 0.32*

0.46*

 − 0.12

 − 0.14

Type of heating

 − 0.14

 − 0.07

 − 0.27*

 − 0.17

0.22

 − 0.01

0.10

0.02

Build-up

0.16

 − 0.11

0.27*

0.49*

 − 0.22

 − 0.29*

0.13

0.29*

Flowers/plants

0.35*

0.19

 − 0.12

 − 0.32*

 − 0.25

 − 0.19

 − 0.05

0.12

House-wife

 − 0.65*

 − 0.28*

 − 0.28*

0.19

 − 0.02

0.51*

 − 0.36*

 − 0.37*

Type of bed

 − 0.47*

 − 0.60*

 − 0.38*

 − 0.01

 − 0.39*

0.45*

 − 0.50*

 − 0.47*

Type of floor surface

 − 0.07

0.18

 − 0.07

 − 0.28*

0.06

0.47*

 − 0.43*

 − 0.40*

Level of dwelling/floor

 − 0.18

 − 0.10

 − 0.37*

 − 0.18

0.15

0.38*

 − 0.43*

 − 0.56*

Window frame

0.53*

0.31*

0.50*

0.37*

 − 0.13

 − 0.52*

0.31*

0.54*

Bedclothes

 − 0.002

0.37*

0.12

 − 0.23

0.16

0.20

0.10

 − 0.02

Cleaning frequency

0.62*

0.28*

0.19

 − 0.14

0.27*

 − 0.55*

0.27*

0.23

Moisture/dampness

 − 0.35*

 − 0.23

 − 0.33*

 − 0.16

 − 0.13

0.21

 − 0.44*

 − 0.35*

Bedroom temperature

 − 0.35*

0.11

 − 0.19

 − 0.44*

0.37*

0.45*

 − 0.26*

 − 0.41*

Characteristics of patients examined

Age

0.22

0.25*

0.46*

0.29*

0.27*

 − 0.44*

0.36*

0.43*

Sex

0.22

0.11

0.30*

0.32*

0.57*

 − 0.02

 − 0.05

 − 0.08

  1. Age of building: in years; Type of building: block of houses [1], tenement-house [2], brick house (old) [3]; Pets: no pets [0], fish/reptilians [1], birds [2], mammals (cats, dogs, hamsters, rabbits) [3]; Family size: number of inhabitants; Flat size (area occupied by each flat): surface in square meters; Type of heating: central [1], electric [2] or coal-stove [3]; Build-up: compact [1], free standing [2]; Flowers/plants: absent [1], present [2]; House wife: not employed [1], employed [2]; Type of bed: couch [1], sofa [2], bed (mattress) [3]; Type of floor surface (in bedroom): PVC [1], wooden [2], carpeted [3]; Level/floor: ground floor [0], first floor or higher (I-IX) [1–9]; Windows (type of window frame): wood [1], PVC [2]; Bedclothes: blankets [1], pillows [3]; Cleaning frequency: times per week; Moisture/dampness: signs of dampness absent [1], present [3]; Bedroom temperature: in centigrade degrees; Age: age of children (in years); Familial predisposition to atopy: yes [1], no [0]; Severity of asthma: seasonal [1], moderate [2], severe [3]; Atopic dermatitis: yes [1], no [0]; Allergic rhinitis: yes [1], no [0]; Other aeroallergens (scores of skin tests): positive [1], negative [0]; Intensification of symptoms (month): worse months of a year; IgE level DP: levels of specific IgE to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; IgE level DF: levels of specific IgE to Dermatophagoides farinae.
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