ArticleSSM - population health2022
Greenspace and mortality in the U.K. Biobank: Longitudinal cohort analysis of socio-economic, environmental, and biomarker pathways.
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- Climate, Health, and Urban Green Infrastructure: The Evidence Base and Implications for Urban Policy and Spatial Planning.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Education, Employment, Income, and Urban-Rural Differences as Drivers of Social Inequalities in Environmental Exposures: Evidence from the UK Biobank.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Bonded Green Exercise: A One Health Framework for Shared Nature-Based Physical Activity in the Human-Dog Dyad.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- The relationship between healthy sleep patterns and the risk of scoliosis: a large prospective cohort study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Air pollution interventions for health.Nature medicine · 2025Review
- The impact of slow mobility and built environment characteristics on 12.5-year all-cause mortality among older women and men: A prospective cohort study from Poland.SSM - population health · 2025Article
- Greenness and averted mortality in 390 cities in China (2000-2020).The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Article
- Greenspaces And Cardiovascular Health.Circulation research · 2024Review
- Association and biological pathways between lung function and incident depression: a prospective cohort study of 280,032 participants.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- Green Space and Internalizing or Externalizing Symptoms Among Children.JAMA network open · 2024Article
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Abstract
Exposure to natural greenspace benefits health through direct and indirect pathways: increasing physical activity, improving mental health, relieving social isolation, reducing exposure to extreme temperature, noise, and air pollution. Understanding the etiologic pathway of greenspace and health is needed. Here, we used a large cohort follow-up data from the U.K. Biobank to quantify the magnitude of behavioural factors, psychological factors, biomarkers/physiological measurements, co-morbid diseases, and environmental exposure as potential mediators in the relationship between greenspace and mortality. We estimated hazard ratios (HR) with Cox proportional hazards models, and undertook exploratory mediation analyses to quantify the relative contribution of five types of mediators. Our results indicate greenspace was strongly associated with lower mortality risks [per IQR of public greenspace (HR = 0.90 (95% CI 0.86-0.84)) and domestic gardens (HR = 0.91, (95% CI 0.88-0.94))]. The protective associations were especially pronounced among those with lower individual-level socioeconomic status or living in places with area-level deprivation. Exploratory mediation analysis detected benefits in pathways through reducing air pollution, relieving social isolation and depression, increased physical activity and time spent outdoor, better lung function (FEV1/FVC), and having higher serum vitamin D levels.
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