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. 2007 Jun;61(6):527–532. doi: 10.1136/jech.2006.050088

Table 2 Prevalence of census tract deprivation, block group deprivation, block face conditions, building conditions and perceived neighborhood conditions at baseline, and unadjusted and propensity score‐adjusted associations with incident clinically relevant levels of depressive symptoms for subjects in the African American Health Study .

Prevalence (%) at baseline Unadjusted Propensity score adjusted
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Census tract level*
 Low vs mean deprivation 35.4 1.27 (0.48 to 3.36) 1.42 (0.51 to 3.97)
 High vs mean deprivation 17.6 0.96 (0.44 to 2.11) 0.79 (0.56 to 1.79)
Block group level*
 Low vs mean deprivation 36.3 0.62 (0.30 to 1.30) 1.58 (0.50 to 4.99)
 High vs mean deprivation 26.7 0.94 (0.41 to 2.18) 0.82 (0.41 to 1.63)
Multiple block conditions of fair–poor quality†
 4–5 conditions rated as fair–poor 15.4 0.66 (0.32 to 1.36) 0.54 (0.24 to 1.23)
 2–3 conditions rated as fair–poor 16.8 0.96 (0.52 to 1.79) 0.57 (0.27 to 1.24)
Internal and external building conditions of fair–poor quality‡
 Cleanliness inside building 23.5 1.48 (0.88 to 2.49) 0.96 (0.52 to 1.80)
 Physical condition inside building 22.1 1.54 (0.91 to 2.62) 1.06 (0.56 to 2.00)
 Furnishings inside building 24.7 1.48 (0.89 to 2.46) 1.28 (0.68 to 2.42)
 Condition on outside of building 22.6 1.28 (0.74 to 2.21) 0.99 (0.51 to 1.89)
 Overall condition of dwelling 21.9 1.67 (0.99 to 2.81) 1.14 (0.61 to 2.16)
Multiple perceived neighbourhood conditions scale
 Best vs mean condition tertile 33.9 1.39 (0.77 to 2.53) 1.18 (0.59 to 2.44)
 Worst vs mean condition tertile 31.7 2.04 (1.15 to 3.63) 1.42 (0.70 to 2.86)

*Versus 0–1 conditions rated as fair–poor.

†Versus each internal and external building conditon of good or excellent quality.

‡Results based on 2–level models.