Associations between respiratory health among pupils (N = 462) from junior high schools in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and concentration of fungal DNA and allergens in vacuumed dust.

Asp/Pen: Aspergillus/Penicillium, A. versicolor: Aspergillus versicolor, S. Chartarum: Stachybotrys chartarum.HDM = house dust mites, CR: Cockroach.Reported data was Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% Confidence Interval (CI) by a 2-level hierarchic logistic regression model adjusted for gender, race, tobacco smoking and heredity:(OR calculated for 105 CE/g dust increase in total fungal DNA).(OR calculated for 105 CE/g dust increase in Asp/Pen DNA).(OR calculated for 100 CE/g dust increase in A. versicolor DNA).(OR calculated for 100 CE/g dust increase in Streptomyces DNA).(OR calculated for 1 CE/g dust increase in S. chartarum DNA).(OR calculated for 100 ng/g dust increase in sum of house dust mite (HDM) allergens).(OR calculated for 100 ng/g dust increase in sum of cockroach (CR) allergens).*p**p***p