Exploring associations of greenery, air pollution and walkability with cardiometabolic health in people at midlife and beyond.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To examine associations of neighborhood greenery, air pollution and walkability with cardiometabolic disease in adults aged ≥45 years in the Frankston-Mornington Peninsula region, Victoria, Australia.

Methods

A cross-sectional, ecological study design was used. We assessed mean annual neighborhood greenery using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index; air pollution (fine particulate matter of diameter ≤2.5 μm [PM_2.5] and NO₂) using land-use regression models; and walkability using Walk Score (possible values 0-100). Medically diagnosed diabetes (~95% type-2), heart disease and stroke were self-reported in the Australian Census (2021). Multivariable regression was used to model associations between environmental exposures and area-level (neighbor

SUBMITTER: Carver A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11503538 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature