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 |