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TABLE 4 Bed Dust: percent difference in microbial biomarkers associated with predictors (home characteristics, demographics, and allergen levels)
in multiple regression models (95% confidence interval for percent difference).
Characteristic and
model
GNB GPB Fungi
Recombinant fac-
tor C LAL
Midchain 3-OH-
FAs Muramic acid Ergosterol β-d-Glucan
Multiple regression models with questionnaire and allergen (pest/pet) predictors
Dampness
Water/mold 38.6 (11.1 to 72.9)* 22.9 (4.9 to 43.9)* — 7.5 (−5.1 to 21.8) 17.7 (−1.1 to 40.1) 6.5 (−6.8 to 21.8)
Central air — — −11.9 (−19.9 to
−3.1)*
−11.4 (−22.0 ...