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. 2019 Jun 3;127(6):067001. doi: 10.1289/EHP3431

Table 3.

Spearman correlation coefficients between exposures for ABCD cohort (N=3,021).

VIIRS-DNB 2015 NO2a PM10a Green 100-m bufferb Green 1,000-m bufferb Ruralityc,d Population densityc,e Area SEPc,f
VIIRS-DNB 1
NO2 0.76 1
PM10 0.71 0.91 1
Green 100-m buffer 0.33 0.29 0.27 1
Green 1,000-m buffer 0.71 0.56 0.50 0.34 1
Rurality 0.74 0.70 0.67 0.30 0.67 1
Population density 0.66 0.52 0.49 0.40 0.64 0.66 1
Area SEP 0.24 0.20 0.21 0.09 0.08 0.27 0.18 1

Note: ABCD, Amsterdam Born Children and their Development; NO2, nitrogen dioxide; PM10, particulate matter less than 10μm in aerodynamic diameter; SEP, socioeconomic position; VIIRS-DNB, Visible and Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite Day/Night band.

a

Air pollutants NO2 and PM10 are modeled average values in micrograms per cubic meter.

b

Green buffer corresponds to the amount of square meters of green in a buffer of 100 and 1000m around the place of residence, respectively, based on vegetation cover indicated on the Dutch cadastral map TOP10.

c

Degree of rurality, population density and area-level SEP derived from the smallest area unit (“buurt”) by Statistics Netherlands.

d

Degree of rurality ranges from 1 (very urban) to 5 (rural).

e

Population density refers to number of inhabitants per square kilometer.

f

Area SEP refers to the percentage of the population with low income.