Effects of air pollution on children from a socioecological perspective

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Univariate variables for the DCAP and ILE

Variables	Correlations coefficient	T-Value	P-Value	VIF^a	R²
Short-term Outputs (DCAP)
GNI	− 0.423	− 5.935	0.001	1.000	0.179
NSF	−0.712	− 12.856	0.001	1.000	0.505
ER	−0.728	−13.503	0.001	1.000	0.532
NRD	0.192	2.493	1.000	1.000	0.037
Long-term Effects (ILE)
GNI	0.629	10.302	0.001	1.000	0.396
NSF	0.844	19.976	0.001	1.000	0.712
ER	0.842	19.711	0.001	1.000	0.706
NRD	0.398	5.526	0.001	1.000	0.159

DCAP: Deaths of children under age 5 due to outdoor and indoor air pollution, (per 100,000 children under age 5), 2004~2008
ILE: Inequality in life expectancy, (% inequality in distribution of expected length of life), 2010~2015
GNI: Gross national income per capita, PPP (current international $), 2010~2015
NSF: Non-solid fuel: people with access to NSF, but solid fuel is fuel such as coal or wood, (% of the total population), 2000~2012
ER: Electrification rate: people with access to electricity, (% of the total population), 2000~2012
NRD: Natural resource depletion: energy, mineral and forest depletion, (% of gross national income), 2008~2013
^avariance inflation factors

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