Which urban land covers/uses are associated with residents' mortality? A cross-sectional, ecological, pan-European study of 233 cities.

ABSTRACT: ​OBJECTIVES: The study aim was to determine whether the range and distribution of all, and proportions of specific, land covers/uses within European cities are associated with city-specific mortality rates. ​SETTING: 233 European cities within 24 countries. ​PARTICIPANTS: Aggregated city-level all-cause and age-group standardised mortality ratio for males and females separately and Western or Eastern European Region. ​RESULTS: The proportion of specific land covers/uses within a city was related to mortality, displaying differences by macroregion and sex. The land covers/uses associated with lower standardised mortality ratio (SMR) for both Western and Eastern European cities were those characterised by 'natural' green space, such as forests and semi-natural areas (Western Female coefficie

SUBMITTER: Olsen JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6886993 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature