Asthma Risk Associated with Indoor Mold Contamination in Hispanic Communities in Eastern Coachella Valley, California

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Total % illness</td><td class="align_center">Average ERMI</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Apartment</td><td class="align_center">9.3</td><td class="align_center">5.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Modern home</td><td class="align_center">13.0</td><td class="align_center">6.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Trailer</td><td class="align_center">11.2</td><td class="align_center">9.8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mixed-use</td><td class="align_center">17.4</td><td class="align_center">13.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Average</td><td class="align_center">12.8</td><td class="align_center">9.0</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The Mecca and Coachella City data were combined to determine the correlation between the total percentages of both adults and children assessed with asthma/respiratory illness in the four types of Eastern Coachella Valley housing and the corresponding average Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) values in the four types of Eastern Coachella Valley housing.</div>

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Table 4: Asthma Risk Associated with Indoor Mold Contamination in Hispanic Communities in Eastern Coachella Valley, California 