Greenspace Morphology and Preterm Birth: A State-Wide Study in Georgia, United States (2001-2016).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Residential greenness is linked to birth outcomes. However, the role of greenspace morphology remains poorly understood. Additionally, evidence is lacking regarding whether these relationships vary by subpopulation.

Objective

We examined the association between preterm birth and residential greenspace morphology, including percentage, shape, connectedness, aggregation, closeness, and fragmentation.

Methods

We analyzed 2,063,444 singleton live births between 2001 to 2016 in Georgia, USA. Thirty-meter resolution landcover data from National Land Cover Databased (2001-2016) were obtained to calculate greenspace morphology metrics for 1,953 census tracts in Georgia. A two-stage logistic regression examined associations between each greenspace morphology metric

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616770 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature