Residential Green and Blue Spaces and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-Based Health Study in China.

ABSTRACT: Evidence on the health benefits of green space in residential environments is still limited, and few studies have investigated the potential association between blue space and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prevalence. This study included 39,019 participants who had completed the baseline survey from the Henan Rural Cohort Study, 2015-2017. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) were employed to characterize the residential green space, and the distance from the participant's residential address to the nearest water body was considered to represent the residential blue space. Mixed effect models were applied to evaluate the associations of the residential environment with T2DM and fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels. An interquartile range (IQ

SUBMITTER: Li R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7830986 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature