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Table 5 Summary of direct predictors based on Bayesian network analysis, pregnancy-related mortality, by domain and race/ethnicity

From: The public health exposome and pregnancy-related mortality in the United States: a high-dimensional computational analysis

domain

race/ethnicity

PHE factor

overall

all

Index of factors that contribute to a healthy food environment, from 0 (worst) to 10 (best)

built

all

Indicator of access to Healthy Foods—0 is worst, 10 is best

health

all

Years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted)

Percentage of adults aged 20 and over reporting no leisure-time physical activity.

Age-adjusted rate of death from Heart Attack among persons 35 and older per 100,000 population, 2015

Number of newly diagnosed chlamydia cases per 100,000 population

natural

all

Number of Extreme Heat days: Heat Index, 105°F, 2015

policy

all

National School Lunch Program participants (% pop), 2014

Free school lunch eligibility (percent), 2014

social

all

Percent of population living in poverty, 2016

Sum of series for Socioeconomic theme, 2014*

overall

Black

Percentage of households in which the older of the household head or spouse is 24 or less years of age for Program 3 = Housing Choice Vouchers, 2014

Daily county-level population weighted spectral irradiance at local solar noon time at 305 nm. (Jul), 2015

Flag—the percentage of persons in institutionalized group quarters is in the 90th percentile(1 = yes, 0 = no), 2018

% of households with 2 bedroom units for Program 5 = Project Based Sect. 8 = 202/PRAC, 2018

built

Black

Average Household Income as a % of Local Area Median Family Income as defined by HUD, and Adjusted for Household Size for Program 2 = Public Housing, 2014

% of Households in which the Older of the Household Head or Spouse is 24 or less Years of Age for Program 3 = Housing Choice Vouchers, 2014

% of households with 2 bedroom units for Program 5 = Project Based Sect. 8 = 202/PRAC, 2018

health

Black

Births to unmarried women, white, non-Hispanic, 2014

Percentage of adults who report fewer than 7 h of sleep on average

natural

Black

Domestic, publicly supplied per capita use, in gallons/day, 2015

policy

Black

None

social

Black

Percent of population living in poverty, 2016

overall

Hispanic

Percentage of households that have income in the bracket of $5000-$9999 yearly for Program 2 = Public Housing, 2016

Percent High School Education percent, 2014

built

Hispanic

Percentage of households that have income in the bracket of $5000-$9999 yearly for Program 2 = Public Housing, 2017

health

Hispanic

Birth Rates, ages 15-17, 2014

natural

Hispanic

None

policy

Hispanic

None

social

Hispanic

Percent High School Education, 2014

overall

White

Percentage of adults age 20 and over reporting no leisure-time physical activity

Average annual percent of diabetic Medicare enrollees age 65-75 having eye examination: White: Rate, 2015

Percentage of households that have income in the bracket of $20,000 or more yearly for Program 3=Housing Choice Vouchers, 2018

built

White

Percentage of households that have income in the bracket of $20,000 or more yearly for Program 5 = Project Based Sect. 8 = 202/PRAC, 2017

health

White

Birth Rates, aged 40-54, 2014

Average annual percent of diabetic Medicare enrollees aged 65-75 having eye examination: White: Rate, 2015

natural

White

Daily County-Level Population Weighted Spectral Irradiance at Local Solar Noon Time at 310 nm. (Mar)

policy

White

Percentage of children enrolled in public schools that are eligible for free or reduced price lunch

social

White

Sum of series for Socioeconomic theme, 2014*

Per Capita Personal Income, 2016

  1. *socioeconomic theme: below poverty, unemployed, income, no high school diploma