Green sanctuaries: residential green and garden space and the natural environment mitigate mental disorders risk of diabetic patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The co-occurrence of diabetes and mental disorders is an exceedingly common comorbidity with poor prognosis. We aim to investigate the impact of green space, garden space, and the natural environment on the risk of mental disorders among the population living with diabetes.

Methods

We performed a longitudinal analysis based on 39,397 participants with diabetes from the UK Biobank. Residential green and garden space modeled from land use data and the natural environment from Land Cover Map were assigned to the residential address for each participant. Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze the associations between nature exposures and mental disorders of diabetes. Casual mediation analysis was used to quantify indirect effect of air pollution.

Result

SUBMITTER: Xue E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11752615 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature