Early life exposure to green space and insulin resistance: An assessment from infancy to early adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies suggest that greater exposure to natural vegetation, or "green space" is associated with lower diabetes risk, possibly through increasing physical activity. However, there is limited research on green space and insulin resistance in youth. We hypothesized greater green space at early-life sensitive time periods would be associated with lower insulin resistance in youth.

Methods

We used data from Project Viva (N = 460), a pre-birth cohort study that recruited pregnant women in eastern Massachusetts, 1999-2002, and followed offspring into adolescence. We defined residential green space exposure at infancy (median age - 1.1 years), early childhood (3.2 years), mid-childhood (7.7 years), and early adolescence (12.8 years), using 30 m resolution Landsat

SUBMITTER: Jimenez MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7784302 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature