Midlife Residential Greenness and Late-Life Cognitive Decline among Nurses' Health Study Participants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Midlife residential exposure to greenspace may slow cognitive decline by increasing opportunities for physical activity and social connection, restoring attention, or reducing stress or adverse environmental exposures. However, prospective studies on the association between greenness and cognitive decline are sparse.

Objective

We investigated the prospective association between greenness at midlife and cognitive decline later in life. We explored effect measure modification by apolipoprotein E (APOE)-ɛ4 carrier status, neighborhood socioeconomic status (NSES), and rural/urban regions.

Methods

The Nurses' Health Study (N=121,700) started in 1976 with married female nurses, 30-55 years of age, located across 11 US states. We examined 16,962 nurses who were en

SUBMITTER: Pescador Jimenez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11253812 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature