Table 2.
Unadjusted effects of neighborhood variables on outcomes, n = 424
| Variable | A1ca | Self-reported use of acute or emergency health care servicesa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regression Coefficient B (95% CI) | p-value | Regression Coefficient B (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Neighborhood economic disadvantage | ||||
| Low | 0.26 (−0.06, 0.58) | 0.11 | −0.55 (−1.09, − 0.01) | 0.05 |
| Medium | REF | REF | ||
| High | 0.23 (−0.08, 0.54) | 0.15 | 0.49* (0.03, 0.95) | 0.04 |
| Neighborhood residential instability | ||||
| Low | 0.07 (− 0.23, 0.38) | 0.63 | − 0.42 (− 0.94, 0.09) | 0.11 |
| Medium | REF | REF | ||
| High | 0.19 (− 0.09, 0.47) | 0.18 | −0.22 (− 0.69, 0.24) | 0.33 |
| Neighborhood ethnic heterogeneity | ||||
| Low | −0.002 (− 0.28, 0.27) | 0.98 | − 0.27 (− 0.74, 0.20) | 0.25 |
| Medium | REF | REF | ||
| High | 0.16 (−0.12, 0.43) | 0.26 | 0.02 (−0.43, 0.46) | 0.94 |
| NSD (composite measure) | ||||
| Low | 0.17 (−0.10, 0.45) | 0.21 | −0.25 (− 0.72, 0.22) | 0.29 |
| Medium | REF | REF | ||
| High | 0.47** (0.16, 0.78) | 0.003 | 0.04 (−0.44, 0.53) | 0.86 |
NSD refers to neighborhood social disorganization
* p < 0.05
** p < 0.01
aModel adjusts for clustering of observations within census tract, but does not adjust for any individual-level demographic, psychosocial, or clinical variables. Each neighborhood variable was analyzed separately