Association between Urban Greenness and Depressive Symptoms: Evaluation of Greenness Using Various Indicators.

ABSTRACT: An increasing number of studies have suggested benefits of greenness exposure on mental health. We examined the association between urban greenness and depressive symptoms in adults in the general population living in the seven major cities in Korea (N = 65,128). Using data from the Korean Community Health Survey 2009, depressive symptoms were measured on the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Greenness was assessed using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and land-use data (forest area and forest volume). Logistic regression models were fitted to adjust for potential confounders. Individuals in regions with the highest NDVI (quartile 4) had the lowest odds for depressive symptoms compared to quartile 1, after adjusting for potential confounders

SUBMITTER: Song H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6352234 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature