Effects of greenness on preterm birth: A national longitudinal study of 3.7 million singleton births.

ABSTRACT: Exposure to greenness may lead to a wide range of beneficial health outcomes. However, the effects of greenness on preterm birth (PTB) are inconsistent, and limited studies have focused on the subcategories of PTB. A total of 3,751,672 singleton births from a national birth cohort in mainland China were included in this study. Greenness was estimated using the satellite-based Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Vegetation Index with 500-m and 1,000-m buffers around participants' addresses. The subcategories of PTB (20-36 weeks) included extremely PTB (EPTB, 20-27 weeks), very PTB (VPTB, 28-31 week), and moderate-to-late PTB (MPTB, 32-36 weeks). Gestational age (GA) was included as another birth outcome. We used logistic regression models and multiple linear regressio

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9046626 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature