Greenspace and mortality in the U.K. Biobank: Longitudinal cohort analysis of socio-economic, environmental, and biomarker pathways
Published in SSM - Population Health, 2022
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. This study used large cohort follow-up data from the U.K. Biobank to quantify the magnitude of behavioral factors, psychological factors, biomarkers/physiological measurements, co-morbid diseases, and environmental exposure as potential mediators in the relationship between greenspace and mortality.
Recommended citation: Wan S, Rojas-Rueda D, Pretty J, Roscoe C, James P, Ji JS. (2022). "Greenspace and mortality in the U.K. Biobank: Longitudinal cohort analysis of socio-economic, environmental, and biomarker pathways." SSM - Population Health. 19:101194.
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