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Table 5 Odds ratios for the Association between Traffic Density and Asthma-related ED visits using an Inverse Hyperbolic Sine Transformation model 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

Log Traffic Density (Unadjusted)

Log Traffic Density (Adjusted)a

Unweighted

NYS

1.11 (1.11, 1.12)

1.07 (1.06, 1.08)

NYS excl. NYC

1.07 (1.06, 1.09)

1.03 (1.02, 1.05)

Weighted

NYS

1.11 (1.10, 1.12)

1.07 (1.06, 1.08)

NYS excl. NYC

1.07 (1.06, 1.08)

1.03 (1.02, 1.05)

Trucks only

NYS

1.15 (1.14, 1.16)

1.09 (1.08, 1.11)

NYS excl. NYC

1.10 (1.07, 1.13)

1.03 (1.00, 1.07)

  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)