The association between green space and depressive symptoms in pregnant women: moderating roles of socioeconomic status and physical activity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current study explored the association between green space and depression in a deprived, multiethnic sample of pregnant women, and examined moderating and mediating variables.

Method

7547 women recruited to the 'Born in Bradford' cohort completed a questionnaire during pregnancy. A binary measure of depressive symptoms was calculated using a validated survey. Two green space measures were used: quintiles of residential greenness calculated using the normalised difference vegetation index for three neighbourhood sizes (100, 300 and 500 m buffer zones around participant addresses); access to major green spaces estimated as straight line distance between participant address and nearest green space (>0.5 hectares). Logistic regression analyses examined relationshi

SUBMITTER: McEachan RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4789818 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature