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Table 3 Associations between a 0.1 IQR increase in residential NDVI in 500 m and individual pathway variables and combined models of NDVI and term birth weight associations adjusted for pathway variables

From: Residential green space and pathways to term birth weight in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study

 

Association between NDVI (500 m) and each pathway variable*

Association between NDVI (500 m) and term birth weight adjusting for pathway variable**

Model 3 (fully adjusted model)

 

21.5 (− 4.6, 47.7)

Air pollution

  

 NO2 (ppb)

− 2.0 (− 2.3, − 1.8)

25.0 (− 2.5, 52.5)

 PM2.5 (µg/m3)

− 0.2 (− 0.2, − 0.1)

21.7 (− 4.5, 47.8)

 O3 (µg/m3)

− 0.1 (− 0.2, − 0.004)

24.4 (− 2.3, 51.2)

Model 3 + all air pollution variables

 

27.3 (− 1.0, 55.7)

Physical activity opportunities

  

 Walk score

− 7.7 (− 9.1, − 6.3)

19.0 (− 8.6, 46.6)

 Park proximity (meters)

− 10.1 (− 212.1, 191.9)

16.1 (− 10.5, 42.7)

 Water proximity (meters)

81.7 (− 123.1, 286.6)

21.8 (− 4.4, 48.0)

Model 3 + all physical activity variables

 

18.9 (− 8.8, 46.5)

Psychosocial influences

  

 Social support

− 0.1 (− 0.2, 0.4)

22.1 (− 5.1, 49.4)

Model 3 + social support

 

22.1 (− 5.1, 49.4)

Psychological influences

  

 Depression

− 0.4 (− 0.8, 0.1)

22.6 (− 4.6, 49.8)

 Stress

0.0 (− 0.4, 0.4)

22.2 (− 5.1, 49.4)

Model 3 + All psychological influences variables

 

23.1 (− 4.3, 50.5)

Model 3 + all pathway variables

 

29.3 (− 1.2, 59.8)

  1. * Associations are for a 0.1 IQR increase in residential NDVI in 500 meters
  2. ** Adjusted models include: gestational age, baby’s sex, year and month of birth, mother’s age, mothers smoking during pregnancy, mother/father education, mother/father race/ethnicity, household income, indoor air quality index, city, neighborhood household income, % without high school education, unemployment, % minority and population density at 1 km