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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2016 Mar 5;173:175–182.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.02.018

Table 2.

Relationships between population-level census tract predictors and asthma utilization rates

Census tract predictor Unadjusted parameter estimate (SE) P-value Adjusted parameter estimate for violent crime rate model (SE) P-value Adjusted parameter estimate for all crime rate model (SE) P-value
Violent crime rate quartiles (per 1,000 individuals)* 8.5 (1.2) <.0001 6.5 (2.0) .002
All crime rate quartiles (per 1,000 individuals)* 7.6 (1.2) <.0001 4.5 (1.8) .02
Poverty rate quartiles (%)** 6.2 (1.3) <.0001 −2.0 (1.9) .3 −1.5 (2.0) .5
Unemployment rate quartiles (%)** 7.4 (1.2) <.0001 2.5 (1.8) .2 3.6 (1.8) <.05
Housing code violation density quartiles (per 1,000 units) 7.2 (1.2) <.0001 2.2 (1.9) .2 2.9 (1.9) .1
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution quartiles†† 0.7 (1.4) .6 −.1 (1.2) .9 −.3 (1.2) .8
*

Data obtained and calculated from 2011–2013 Cincinnati Police Department for the 104 included census tracts

**

Data obtained from 2009–2013 American Community survey for the 104 included census tracts

Data obtained and calculated from 2008–2012 Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System for the 104 included census tracts

††

Data obtained from validated land-use regression model

P-values obtained using linear regression; adjusted models included all shown variables. Violent and all crime rates were not entered into the same adjusted model.