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Table 4 Odds Ratios for the Association between Ranked Traffic Density and Asthma-related ED visits in New York State Medicaid Population (2005-2015)

From: Road traffic density and recurrent asthma emergency department visits among Medicaid enrollees in New York State 2005–2015

Model

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

Medium Traffic Density

High Traffic Density

Medium Traffic Density

High Traffic Density

Unweightedb

NYS

1.05 (0.98, 1.13)

1.58 (1.51, 1.66)

1.01 (0.94, 1.09)

1.29 (1.22, 1.36)

NYS excl. NYC

0.96 (0.89, 1.04)

1.26 (1.19, 1.33)

0.94 (0.87, 1.02)

1.10 (1.03, 1.17)

Weightedc

NYS

1.08 (1.01, 1.15)

1.60 (1.53, 1.67)

1.03 (0.96, 1.11)

1.31 (1.24, 1.38)

NYS excl. NYC

1.00 (0.93, 1.07)

1.27 (1.20, 1.34)

0.96 (0.89, 1.04)

1.11 (1.05, 1.18)

Trucks onlyd

NYS

1.35 (1.31, 1.39)

1.51 (1.46, 1.55)

1.23 (1.19, 1.27)

1.32 (1.28, 1.37)

NYS excl. NYC

1.17 (1.12, 1.22)

1.15 (1.08, 1.22)

1.11 (1.06, 1.16)

1.05 (0.97, 1.12)

  1. aAdjusted for age (ref = 18–44), sex (ref = F), cash assistance (ref = No), managed care (ref = No), SSI (ref = Non), race (ref = White non-Hispanic)
  2. bUnweighted rankings: low (0–1), medium (2–6), high (7–890)
  3. cWeighted for trucks rankings: low (0–2), medium (3–9), high (10–1071)
  4. dTrucks only rankings: low (0–1), medium (2–3), high (4–79)
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