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. 2022 May 31;99(3):482–491. doi: 10.1007/s11524-022-00662-2

Table 2.

Overlap of neighborhood risk factors and at-risk birthweight hotspots

All census tracts
(%)
Low birthweight hotspots1
(% overlap)
High birthweight hotspots2
(% overlap)
Socioeconomic conditions
  Excessive housing cost3 42.8 77.5 17.7
  Crowded housing4 33.6 40.7 21.0
  Unemployment5 32.5 75.8 12.9
  Uninsured6 31.9 40.5 47.6
Food environment
  Fast food7 44.7 94.1 16.1
  Convenience stores8 35.4 61.3 46.0

Geographic hotspots identified using the Getis-Ord Gi-star statistic where prevalence estimates demonstrated statistically significant clustering at a confidence level of 95%

1Infants born < 2500 g

2Infants born ≥ 4000 g

3Households where ≥ 30% of household income is spent on housing costs

4More than 1 persons per room

5Persons aged ≥ 16 years unemployed but seeking work

6Current lack of health insurance among people aged 0–64 years

7Proportion of restaurants within census tract categorized as fast food

8Proportion of retail food stores within census tract categorized as convenience stores