Association between greenness, urbanicity, and birth weight.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than half of the world's population lives in urban environments. Due to urban related factors (e.g. higher air pollution), urban residents may face higher risk of adverse health outcomes, while access to green space could benefit health.

Purpose

We explored associations between urban and green land-use and birth weight.

Methods

Connecticut, U.S., birth certificate data (2000-2006) were acquired (n=239,811), and land-use data were obtained from the National Land Cover Database. We focused on three land-uses; urban space, urban open space, and green space (i.e. forest, shrub, herbaceous, and cultivated land). We estimated fractions of greenness and urbanicity within 250 m from residence. A linear mixed effects model was conducted for birth weight and a l

SUBMITTER: Ebisu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4670829 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature