Long-Term Greenspace Exposure and Progression of Arterial Stiffness: The Whitehall II Cohort Study
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Arterial stiffness, and its progression with age, is an important indicator of cardiovascular aging. Greenspace exposure may protect against arterial stiffness by promoting physical activity, fostering social cohesion, and reducing stress and exposure to air pollution and noise. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of long-term exposure to outdoor greenspace with arterial stiffness and its progression over time. METHODS: surrounding the participants' residential locations at each follow-up. The association between the greenspace indicators and baseline cf-PWV and 4-year progression of cf-PWV was assessed using linear mixed-effects models with the participant as a random effect, controlling for demographic, lifestyle, and (individual and area) socioeconomic factors. RESULTS: buffers. CONCLUSIONS: We did not observe any consistent association between residential surrounding greenspace and arterial stiffness. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP6159.
DOI: 10.1289/ehp6159
Institutions: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, University College London, Parc de Salut, Inserm, Université Paris Cité, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, Centre de Recherche Épidémiologie et Statistique
Language: English
Topic: Urban Green Space and Health
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $4,500
Awards: G1492072473, G1926133399, G2291279931, G2294100661, Health behaviors over the adult lifecourse and cognitive aging, G2953204649, G3066051240, G3091909500, Role of mid- and late-life risk factors in social inequalities in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Vascular risk and functional decline in old age: from discovery to translation, G400652325, Education, socioeconomic status and Aging: transitions from multimorbidity to functional limitations and mortality, G5154991712, G5727832949, G5732981919, G6122601559, G6252682278, G6366442375, G6983656202, G7043875171, Vascular risk and functional decline in old age (renewal), G7895748480, G8337390295, G8782670732, G944271268, G997609057
OpenAlex ID: W3037059415