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. 2011 Dec 2;120(3):471–477. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103578

Table 5.

Multilevel linear regression results of continuous PAC-level indices; unadjusted and adjusted models representing the effect of one-unit change in continuous built environment exposures on continuous birth outcomes [β (95% (CI)].

Continuous outcomes
Birth weight BWPGA
Index Unadjusteda Adjustedb Unadjusteda Adjustedb
Housing damage –119.14 (–162.35, –75.93) –50.27 (–89.21, –11.34) –5.52 (–7.50, –3.55) –2.19 (–3.96, –0.42)
Property disorder –130.13 (–167.26, –93.00) –26.77 (–62.28, 9.73) –5.65 (–7.35, –3.96) –0.72 (–2.37, 0.92)
Security measure –0.34 (–51.48, 50.80) 6.16 (–35.01, 47.34) –0.31 (–2.59, 1.97) 0.07 (–1.72, 1.86)
Tenure status –104.20 (–138.43, –69.96) –25.71 (–58.57, 7.15) –4.13 (–5.69, –2.56) –0.10 (–1.55, 1.35)
Vacancy status –119.24 (–161.82, –76.67) –34.86 (–73.50, 3.78) –5.48 (–7.41, –3.55) –1.44 (–3.18, 0.29)
Total crime –15.92 (–34.44, 2.60) 3.03 (–10.06, 16.12) –0.64 (–1.42, 0.13) 0.08 (–0.39, 0.56)
Nuisance count –73.44 (–102.54, –44.34) –7.03 (–33.49, 19.42) –2.98 (–4.29, –1.66) 0.11 (–1.05, 1.26)
aUnadjusted models. bModels adjusted for categorical maternal race (non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic), age (15–19, 20–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40–44 years), education (< 12, 12, > 12 years), dichotomous birth order (first birth, > first birth), and marital status (married, not married) and for infant sex (male, female).