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ArticleBMC public health2024

Association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities in Guiyang, China: a cross-sectional study.

Yong Lu, Zenglin Li, Kai Qin, Jiao Chen, Nana Zeng, Bo Yan, Di Liu

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Yong Lu *School of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Zenglin Li *School of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Kai QinSchool of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Jiao ChenSchool of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Nana Zeng *School of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Bo Yan *Guangzhou Medical University Library, Guangzhou, China. yb2023@gzhmu.edu.cn.
Di Liu *School of Public Health, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. liudild@gzhmu.edu.cn.

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College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program [S202210660112]National Natural Science Foundation of China Incubation Program, Guizhou Medical University, China [No. 20NSP061]Research Skills Improvement Project of Guangzhou Medical University [02-410-2302248XM]Science and Technology Plan Project of Guizhou Province [ZK 2022 general 373]the Doctoral Start-up Foundation of Guizhou Medical University, China [No. J (2020)65]
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Abstract

backgroundLittle was known about the relationship between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities. Furthermore, the mediating effects of physical activity (PA) and anxiety in this relationship have not been investigated. Thus, this study aimed to comprehensively examine the association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities, and test whether PA and anxiety mediated the association.

methodsA cross-sectional study on perceived neighborhood environment and depression was conducted among individuals who lived in mega-communities (n = 665) in Guiyang, China from July to August 2022. Perceived neighborhood environment was assessed from the following six aspects: traffic, building quality, accessibility, neighborhood, indoor, and pollution. Depression was measured by the Patients Health Questionnaire-9. Structural equation model was used to evaluate the association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression, and test the mediating effect of PA and anxiety in this association.

resultsWe found that neighborhood (β = -0.144, p = 0.002) and PA (β = -0.074, p < 0.001) were both negatively associated with depression, while anxiety was positively associated with depression (β = 0.447, p < 0.001). Married residents were less likely to experience depression than residents of other marital status. PA played a mediator role in the relationship between accessibility and depression (β = 0.014, p = 0.033). PA mediated the relationship between neighborhood and depression (β = -0.032, p = 0.015). The mediating effect of anxiety in the relationship between perceived neighborhood environment and depression was not significant.

conclusionsThis study demonstrated that neighborhood, which was assessed by satisfaction with safety, hygiene, parking, greening, lighting, and building shape, was negatively associated with depression, and PA mediated the relationship.

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DepressionExerciseChinaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansNeighborhood CharacteristicsResidence CharacteristicsDepressionMainland ChinaMega-communityPerceived neighborhood environmentStructural equation model

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