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.