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Table 3 Log-binomial regression modeling of association between perceived community safety stressors and self-reported doctor-diagnosed respiratory illness

From: Are perceptions of community safety associated with respiratory illness among a low-income, minority adult population?

Independent variable

Crude model

Minimally-adjusted model

Fully-adjusted model

PR (95% CI)

p-value

PR (95% CI)

p-value

PR (95% CI)

p-value

Total Population

 “I do not feel safe walking in my community, day or night.”

1.31 (1.02, 1.67)

0.03*

1.34 (1.05, 1.71)

0.02*

1.37 (1.07, 1.74)

0.01*

 “Violence or crime is a problem in my community.”

1.38 (1.09, 1.74)

< 0.01*

1.34 (1.06, 1.70)

0.02*

1.36 (1.07, 1.72)

0.01*

 Lack of perceived community safety construct

1.41 (1.11, 1.79)

< 0.01*

1.39 (1.10, 1.77)

< 0.01*

1.39 (1.09, 1.76)

< 0.01*

Region A Only

 Lack of perceived community safety construct

1.83 (1.03, 3.23)

0.04*

1.98 (1.09, 3.58)

0.02*

1.79 (0.97, 3.28)

0.06

Region B Only

 Lack of perceived community safety construct

1.47 (1.02, 2.12)

0.04*

1.44 (1.00, 2.07)

0.05

1.41 (0.98, 2.04)

0.06

Region C Only

 Lack of perceived community safety construct

1.24 (0.83, 1.85)

0.29

1.12 (0.75, 1.69)

0.58

1.14 (0.75, 1.72)

0.55

Regions A & B

 “I do not feel safe walking in my community, day or night.”

1.48 (1.10, 1.98)

< 0.01*

1.54 (1.15, 2.06)

< 0.01*

1.59 (1.18, 2.14)

< 0.01*

 “Violence or crime is a problem in my community.”

1.43 (1.07, 1.91)

0.02*

1.44 (1.07, 1.93)

0.02*

1.43 (1.07, 1.93)

0.02*

 Lack of perceived community safety construct

1.52 (1.12, 2.07)

< 0.01*

1.56 (1.15, 2.11)

< 0.01*

1.52 (1.12, 2.07)

< 0.01*

  1. *Denotes a statistically significant p-value at alpha-level ≤ 0.05 from chi-square statistic
  2. Referent category for each independent variable is not shown in the Table (PR = 1.00)
  3. Minimally-adjusted model covariables: age, gender, race/ethnicity, smoking status, smoke exposure, residential duration, environmental hazard region
  4. Fully-adjusted model covariables: minimally-adjusted model + insurance status, unemployment, number of household members
  5. PR = prevalence ratio, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval