Greenspace, urbanity and health: relationships in England
Greenspace, urbanity and health: relationships in England
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DOI：
10.1136/jech.2006.053553
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发表时间：
2007-08-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Popham, Frank
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作者：
Mitchell, Richard;Popham, Frank
目标：确定一个地区的绿地百分比与自我报告的“不好”健康状况的标准化比率之间的关联，并探讨这种关联是否适用于表现出不同的城市化和收入剥夺组合的地区。设计和背景：英格兰的横断面生态研究。参与者：截至 2001 年人口普查的所有英格兰居民。主要结果指标：报告“不好”健康状况的年龄和性别标准化比率。结果：较高的比例一个地区的绿地通常与更好的人口健康有关。然而，这种关联根据地区收入剥夺和城市化的组合而变化。在高收入郊区和高收入农村地区，绿地与健康之间没有显着关联。在郊区低收入地区，较高比例的绿地与较差的健康状况相关。结论：虽然一般来说，一个地区较高比例的绿地与较好的健康状况相关，但这种关联取决于一个地区的城市化程度和收入剥夺程度。对这些分析的一种解释是，绿地的质量和数量对于确定健康益处可能很重要。
Objectives: To determine the association between the percentage of greenspace in an area and the standardised rate of self-reported "not good'' health, and to explore whether this association holds for areas exhibiting different combinations of urbanity and income deprivation.Design and setting: Cross-sectional, ecological study in England.Participants: All residents of England as at the 2001 Census.Main outcome measures: Age and sex standardised rate of reporting "not good'' health status.Results: A higher proportion of greenspace in an area was generally associated with better population health. However, this association varied according to the combination of area income deprivation and urbanity. There was no significant association between greenspace and health in higher income suburban and higher income rural areas. In suburban lower income areas, a higher proportion of greenspace was associated with worse health.Conclusions: Although, in general, higher proportion of greenspace in an area is associated with better health, the association depends on the degree of urbanity and level of income deprivation in an area. One interpretation of these analyses is that quality as well as quantity of greenspace may be significant in determining health benefits.