Table 8 Significant risk factors associated with weekly building-related symptoms in final model in winter (N = 3335) and summer (N = 3024)
| Symptoms and seasons | Significant risk factors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Job stressor | Work environment | Indoor air quality | |
| Eye irritation | |||
| Winter |
• Excessive work • Adequate skill utilization |
• Carpeting • Poor lighting • Uncomfortable seating • Often use of odorous chemicalsa |
• Too cold • Too dry • Strong static electricity • Airflow from air conditioner • Dust and dirt |
| Summer |
• Excessive work • Low physical overload |
• Crowded workplace • Carpeting • Often reflection or glare in vision • Uncomfortable seating • Computer work • Often use of odorous chemicalsa |
• Varying room temperature • Too dry • Noise • Tobacco smoke odor • Unpleasant other odorb |
| General symptoms | |||
| Winter |
• Excessive work • High mental workload • Strong interpersonal conflict • Low job suitability • Low work satisfaction | • Crowded workplace |
• Too little air movement • Varying room temperature • Too cold • Too dry • Noise • Dust and dirt • Unpleasant other odorb |
| Summer |
• Excessive work • Strong interpersonal conflict • Low job control • Low work satisfaction |
• Carpeting • Reflection or glare in vision • Uncomfortable seating |
• Too little air movement • Too cold • Too humid • Noise • Unpleasant other odorb |
| Upper respiratory | |||
| Winter | • Strong interpersonal conflict |
• Crowded workplace • Installation of bubble jet printer |
• Too dry • Dust and dirt • Unpleasant other odorb |
| Summer | • Excessive work |
• Carpeting • Uncomfortable seating • Recent painted wall |
• Too little air movement • Too dry • Noise • Dust and dirt • Unpleasant chemical odor |
| Skin symptoms | |||
| Winter | • Low work satisfaction |
• Varying room temperature • Too dry • Noise • Airflow from air conditioner • Dust and dirt | |
| Summer |
• Too dry • Unpleasant chemical odor | ||