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Table 2 Summary statistics for all environmental and social exposures considered in the nonparametric Bayesian shrinkage model (n = 897)

From: Using non-parametric Bayes shrinkage to assess relationships between multiple environmental and social stressors and neonatal size and body composition in the Healthy Start cohort

Variable

Units

Mean ± SD

Min

Median

Max

CV

Environmental exposures

 Mean PM2.5

µg/m3

7.5 ± 0.6

5.8

7.5

9.1

8%

 Mean O3

ppb

48.0 ± 3.1

40.8

47.8

58.3

8%

 Mean temperature

°F

52.2 ± 4.8

37.3

52.4

66.4

9%

 Tree cover

%

6.3 ± 3.1

0.2

6.1

18.7

50%

 Impervious surfaces

%

40.5 ± 13.3

0.3

42.5

82.4

33%

 AADT

Vehicles/d-km2

10,344 ± 8203

21

9074

54,618

79%

 Distance to TRI sites

km

3.9 ± 2.6

0.1

3.3

21.9

66%

 Distance to NPL sites

km

5.5 ± 3.3

0.0

5.5

23.6

60%

 Distance to waste management sites

km

5.2 ± 2.3

0.5

5.0

11.7

44%

 Distance to major emitters

km

8.3 ± 3.2

0.3

8.7

21.0

38%

 Distance to CAFOs

km

36.8 ± 6.8

7.1

37.4

55.1

18%

 Distance to mines or wells

km

3.4 ± 2.1

0.1

3.1

10.5

62%

Social exposures

 CVD hospitalizations

n/10,000

244.0 ± 45.2

127.9

243.8

471.8

19%

 Respiratory hospitalizations

n/10,000

165.2 ± 33.0

95.2

164.1

319.8

20%

 Violent crimes

n/1,000

12.8 ± 6.3

0.6

15.3

81.8

49%

 Property crimes

n/1,000

55.4 ± 36.0

10.6

55.9

472.7

65%

 Less than HS diploma

%

16.5 ± 12.7

0.0

12.8

56.9

77%

 Unemployment

%

9.7 ± 5

1.8

8.7

27.5

51%

 Households in poverty

%

15.3 ± 10.9

0.0

13.9

79.0

71%

 Households speaking limited English

%

8.3 ± 8.3

0.0

5.8

39.1

100%

 Percent persons of color

%

54.3 ± 22.9

2.7

54.6

93.7

42%

  1. Abbreviations: AADT Annual average daily traffic, CAFO Confined animal feeding operation, CV Coefficient of variation, CVD Cardiovascular disease, HS High school, NPL National priorities list (Superfund sites), O3 Ozone, PM2.5 fine particulate matter, TRI Toxic release inventory