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. 2016 Mar 11;13(3):311. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13030311

Table 1.

Study population demographics restricted sample, n = 12,821.

Variable, n (%) unless Specified City n = 2563 Borough n = 3797 Township n = 6461
Community-Specific NDVI Tertile Community-Specific NDVI Tertile Community-Specific NDVI Tertile
1, n = 927 2–3, n = 1636 1, n = 1253 2–3, n = 2544 1, n = 2249 2–3, n = 4212
NDVI, mean (SD) 0.39 (0.04) 0.50 (0.05) 0.44 (0.04) 0.57 (0.05) 0.48 (0.05) 0.62 (0.05)
NDVI, tertile 1 for all community types 927 (100) 889 (54.3) 1253 (100) 10 (< 1) 1195 (53.1) 0
NDVI, tertiles 2–3 for all community types 0 747 (45.7) 0 2534 (100) 1054 (46.9) 4212 (100)
Maternal characteristics
Age, median (IQR) 28.3 (24.0–32.3) 28.6 (24.4–32.8) 26.9 (23.2–30.8) 26.8 (22.8–31.0) 25.1 (21.7–30.0) 25.6 (21.8–30.1)
Nulliparous 438 (47.2) 752 (46) 587 (46.8) 1141 (44.9) 1148 (51.0) 2024 (48.1)
Multiparous 489 (52.8) 884 (54) 666 (53.2) 1403 (55.1) 1101 (49.0) 2188 (51.9)
Race/ethnicity
 White 640 (69.0) 1231 (75.2) 1149 (91.7) 2359 (92.7) 2126 (94.5) 4037 (95.8)
 Black 160 (17.3) 215 (13.1) 54 (4.3) 98 (3.9) 49 (2.2) 72 (1.7)
 Hispanic 106 (11.4) 171 (10.5) 41 (3.3) 65 (2.6) 42 (1.9) 53 (1.3)
 Other 21 (2.3) 19 (1.2) 9 (0.7) 22 (0.9) 32 (1.4) 50 (1.2)
Ever smoker 148 (16.0) 333 (20.4) 280 (22.4) 587 (23.1) 501 (22.3) 901 (21.4)
No receipt of medical assistance 356 (38.4) 690 (42.2) 645 (51.5) 1338 (52.6) 1435 (63.8) 2815 (66.8)
Receipt of medical assistance 571 (61.6) 946 (57.8) 608 (48.5) 1206 (47.4) 814 (36.2) 1397 (33.2)
Pre-pregnancy body mass index, kg/m2
 Normal (18.5–24.9) 386 (41.6) 740 (45.2) 523 (41.7) 1127 (44.3) 897 (39.9) 1715 (40.7)
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) 247 (26.6) 360 (22.0) 328 (26.2) 634 (24.9) 616 (27.4) 1185 (28.1)
 Obese (≥30.0) 275 (29.7) 495 (30.3) 375 (30.0) 728 (28.6) 694 (30.9) 1225 (29.1)
 Underweight (<18.5) 19 (2.0) 41 (2.5) 27 (2.2) 55 (2.2) 42 (1.9) 87 (2.7)
No antibiotic orders during pregnancy 644 (69.5) 1195 (73.0) 925 (73.8) 1945 (76.5) 1700 (75.6) 3299 (78.3)
≥1 antibiotic orders during pregnancy 283 (30.5) 441 (27.0) 328 (26.2) 599 (23.5) 549 (24.4) 913 (21.7)
Non-primary care patient 593 (64.0) 1012 (61.9) 652 (52.0) 1289 (50.7) 1057 (47.0) 1973 (46.8)
Primary care patient 334 (36.0) 624 (38.1) 601 (48.0) 1255 (49.3) 1192 (53.0) 2239 (53.2)
Community socioeconomic deprivation, median (IQR) 4.4 (2.5–6.6) 4.1 (2.2–6.5) 0.6 (−1.0–2.5) 0.6 (−1.1–2.6) −1.4 (−2.5–0) −1.6 (−2.8–0)
Walkability z-score, median (IQR) 2.0 (1.1–3.3) 1.8 (0.5–3.1) 0.8 (−0.1–1.9) 0.7 (−0.2–1.8) −1.2 (−1.9–−0.5) −1.2 (−2.4–−0.9)
Distance to nearest major road (m), median (IQR) 278 (137–535) 309 (141–610) 411 (167–1034) 498 (175–1173) 1784 (611–5017) 2444 (735–6121)
Drilled unconventional natural gas wells within 20 km of home, mean (SD) 5 (21) 8 (26) 21 (89) 22 (86) 43 (131) 38 (118)
Swine operation exposure (animal units per km2 surrounding home), median (IQR) 5.9 (5.6–21.3) 6.3 (5.6–21) 10.8 (5.6–34.1) 11.2 (5.7–35.0) 16.6 (6.6–32.8) 16.3 (6.3–31.9)
Infant characteristics
Female 450 (48.5) 817 (49.9) 617 (49.2) 1236 (48.6) 1099 (48.9) 2036 (48.3)
Male 477 (51.5) 819 (50.1) 636 (50.8) 1308 (51.4) 1150 (51.1) 2176 (51.7)
Year of birth
 2006–2007 209 (22.5) 343 (21.0) 262 (20.9) 686 (27.0) 410 (18.2) 1349 (32.0)
 2008–2010 403 (43.5) 708 (43.3) 601 (48.0) 1092 (42.9) 1215 (54.0) 1867 (44.3)
 2011–2013 315 (34.0) 585 (35.8) 390 (31.1) 766 (30.1) 624 (27.7) 996 (23.6)
Season of birth
 Winter (December–February) 277 (29.9) 366 (22.4) 341 (27.2) 683 (26.8) 520 (23.1) 1040 (24.7)
 Spring (March–May) 49 (5.3) 589 (36.0) 78 (6.2) 851 (33.5) 124 (5.5) 1509 (35.8)
 Summer (June–August) 237 (25.6) 420 (25.7) 318 (25.4) 654 (25.7) 555 (24.7) 1120 (26.7)
 Fall (September–November) 364 (39.3) 261 (16.0) 516 (41.1) 356 (14.0) 1050 (46.7) 543 (12.9)
Term birth weight, median (IQR) 3293 (2993–3606) 3312 (3028–3637) 3345 (3060–3666) 3370 (3072–3668) 3390 (3090–3697) 3391 (3090–3698)
Small for gestational age birth 126 (13.6) 180 (11.0) 109 (8.7) 237 (9.3) 210 (9.3) 352 (8.4)
Preterm birth (<37 weeks gestational age) 127 (13.7) 195 (11.9) 117 (9.3) 297 (11.7) 248 (11.1) 465 (11.0)
5 min Apgar score <7 17 1.8) 41 (2.5) 26 (2.1) 39 (1.5) 42 (1.9) 88 (2.1)