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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Radiat Res. 2010 Dec 8;175(3):390–396. doi: 10.1667/RR2357.1

TABLE 4.

Correlation Coefficientsa for Exposure Variables (log-transformed) and Study Variables, NCCLS Contact Current Study

Log(Bavg)b Log(Vbath)c Log(VW-E)d
Log(Bavg)b 0.10 0.15
Log(Vbath)c 0.08
Log(VW-E)d
Hispanic ethnicity <0.01 0.03 <0.01
Race (White vs. non-White) 0.01 0.02 0.03
Household incomee 0.02 0.03 0.01
Year when house was builte 0.25 0.38 0.06
Residence type (Single-family vs. other) 0.13 0.12 0.01
Location (urban/non-urban) 0.18 0.08 0.15
Time between diagnosis/reference date and measurement 0.03 <0.01 0.03
Season of measurement (Summer vs. Fall or Spring) 0.03 0.12 0.06
Ambient temperature at measurement <0.01 0.12 0.06
Time at measurement 0.07 0.02 <0.01
a

Spearman coefficients unless indicated otherwise.

b

Bavg is the indoor magnetic-field measurement.

c

Vbth is the indoor contact voltage measurement (voltage measured between the faucet and the drain in the bathtub).

d

VW-E is the outdoor contact voltage measurement (voltage measured between the water main and pole in the ground).

e

Pearson coefficients.