Table 5.

Path Analysis for Preterm Birth, Psychological Distress, and Neighborhood Environment (N = 72)

Dependent Variable	Independent variable	Estimated coefficient	Standard error	Estimated coefficient/ Standard error
Preterm birth (yes/no)	Psychological distress	.051	.023	2.191
	Perceived crime	−.057	.053	−1.083
	Objective social disorder	−.466	.36	−1.295
	Objective physical disorder	.656	.408	1.606
	Intercept	−4.831	2.446	−1.975
Psychological distress	Perceived crime	1.531	.229	6.698
	Objective social disorder	5.737	1.862	3.082
	Objective physical disorder	−3.436	2.155	−1.594
	Intercept	102.959	3.533	29.139