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. 2020 Oct 21;3(10):e2017634. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.17634

Table 2. Estimated Linear Associations Between Stress and Environmental Factors From Single-Exposure Models.

Environmental factor Environmental factor IQR Effect estimate (95% CI)a P value
Exposure to secondhand smoke NA 1.23 (0.84-1.62) <.001
ALAN, VIIRS, nW/cm2/srb 2.44 (12.2 to 35.2) 0.23 (0.02 to 0.45) .03
ALAN, world atlas, mcd/m2 2.44 (2.53 to 4.98) 0.44 (0.03 to 0.84) .04
EVI 0.06 (0.17 to 0.23) −0.29 (−0.47 to −0.10) .003
NDVI 0.11 (0.27 to 0.38) −0.28 (−0.50 to −0.07) .008
NRP, ppbc
Total 13.2 (7.49 to 20.73) 0.17 (0.05 to 0.28) .005
Freeway 11.1 (4.39 to 15.52) 0.14 (0.04 to 0.24) .005
Nonfreeway 3.34 (2.05 to 5.39) 0.05 (−0.15 to 0.25) .10
Noise, dB 10.2 (67.38 to 77.61) 0.10 (−0.06 to 0.26) .63

Abbreviations: ALAN, artificial light at night; EVI, enhanced vegetation index; IQR, interquartile range; mcd/m2, millicandela per meter squared; NA, not applicable; NDVI, normalized difference vegetation index; NRP, near-roadway pollution; nW/m2 per centimeter, nanowatts per meter squared; ppb, parts per billion; VIIRS, Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite.

a

All models adjusted for height, body mass index, race, ethnicity, community, and effect estimates of continuous variables are scaled by their IQR.

b

Artificial light at night from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite in nanowatts per centimeter squared per steradian.

c

Nitrogen oxides.