title: [Sick building syndrome in bank employees].
abstract: This study seeks, for the first time, to identify the sick building syndrome in Brazil. The study population consisted of 312 bank-clerks distributed in two closed buildings situated in S. Paulo city, Brazil. Data were collected by questionnaire, the design was cross-sectional and analysis made by logistic regression. Female, job satisfaction and inappropriate temperature were related to general symptoms. Female and inappropriate temperature were related to mucus membrane symptoms. Job satisfaction was related to absenteeism.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiologia da Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: U P
authors.initials: UP
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rumel
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Martarello
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Matos
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Síndrome dos edifícios doentes em bancários.