Table 2.
Association Between Asthma Exacerbations and Distances to 55+ MPH Highways
| Number of events | Unadjusted | + Adjustment for SES Score | + Adjustment for Race/Insurance/Sex/Age | + Adjustment for Number of Encounter/ Medication/Obesity/Atopy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | ||
| Overall | 3739 | 0.98 | 0.94, 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.94, 1.02 | 0.99 | 0.95, 1.02 | 0.99 | 0.96, 1.02 |
| Inpatient | 304 | 1.00 | 0.94, 1.06 | 0.98 | 0.91, 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.90, 1.06 | 0.97 | 0.89, 1.06 |
| ED | 895 | 0.96 | 0.90, 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.91, 1.03 | 0.97 | 0.92, 1.03 | 0.98 | 0.93, 1.03 |
| Urgent | 935 | 0.93 | 0.89, 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.89, 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.89, 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.89, 0.99 |
| Outpatient | 1850 | 0.99 | 0.96, 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.97, 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.97, 1.03 | 0.99 | 0.96, 1.03 |
HR Hazard ratio 95%, CI 95% Confidence interval, ED Emergency department, SES Socio-economic Status