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Table 3 Prevalence of sick building syndrome symptoms in female and male participants

From: Relation of dampness to sick building syndrome in Japanese public apartment houses

 

Male (%) (n = 156)

Female (%) (n = 324)

Total (%) (n = 480)

Eye symptoms

4.5

6.2

5.6

Nose symptoms

7.1

15.1

12.5

Skin symptoms

5.1

5.9

5.6

Throat and/or cough

5.1

12.3

10.0

General symptoms

3.8

7.4

6.3

All or any symptoms

12.8

22.5

19.4

  1. Occurred often (weekly) and thought to be attributed to the home environment