TABLE 2.
a. Pearson Correlation Coefficientsa of Exposuresb among Hispanic Controls Born between 1997 and 2006 in Eight Counties in the San Joaquin Valley of California (N = 466) | |||||
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CO | NO | NO2 | PM10 | PM2.5 | |
Carbon monoxide (CO) | 1 | ||||
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Nitrogen oxide (NO) | 0.80 | 1 | |||
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 0.77 | 0.74 | 1 | ||
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Particulate matter <10 µm(PM10) | 0.43 | 0.26 | 0.57 | 1 | |
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Particulate matter <2.5 µm(PM2.5) | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 1 |
b. Percentage of Concordance between Neighborhood Factors among Hispanic Controls Born between 1997 and 2006 in Eight Counties in the San Joaquin Valley of California (N = 466) | |||||||
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High Spanish primary language |
Low U.S. citizens |
Recent year of entry |
High Hispanic population |
High foreign-born |
Low English proficiency |
Low acculturation indexa |
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High Spanish primary language | 1 | ||||||
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Low U.S. citizens | 0.69 | 1 | |||||
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Recent year of entry | 0.63 | 0.73 | 1 | ||||
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High Hispanic population | 0.84 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 1 | |||
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High foreign-born | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.82 | 1 | ||
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Low English proficiency | 0.63 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.80 | 1 | |
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Low acculturation indexa | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.70 | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 1 |
All p-values < 0.0001.
Pollutant levels are based on 24-hr average measurements.
All chi-square p-values < 0.0001.
Index created using principal component analysis of all factors.