The longitudinal association between natural outdoor environments and mortality in 9218 older men from Perth, Western Australia

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  • dc.contributor.author Zijlema, Wilma
  • dc.contributor.author Stasinska, Ania
  • dc.contributor.author Blake, David
  • dc.contributor.author Dirgawati, Mila
  • dc.contributor.author Flicker, Leon
  • dc.contributor.author Yeap, Bu B.
  • dc.contributor.author Golledge, Jonathan
  • dc.contributor.author Hankey, Graeme J.
  • dc.contributor.author Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.
  • dc.contributor.author Heyworth, Jane
  • dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-19T09:43:18Z
  • dc.date.available 2019-02-19T09:43:18Z
  • dc.date.issued 2019
  • dc.description.abstract Background/Aim: Natural outdoor environments may mitigate harmful environmental factors associated with city living. We studied the longitudinal relationship between natural (‘green and blue’) outdoor environments and mortality in a cohort of older men residing in Perth, Western Australia. Methods: We studied a cohort of 9218 men aged 65 years and older from the Health In Men Study. Participants were recruited in 1996–99 and followed until 2014, during which 5889 deaths were observed. Time-varying residential surrounding greenness based on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, and the number and size of parks, natural space and waterbodies were defined to characterize the natural outdoor environment. All-cause non-accidental and cause-specific mortality was ascertained with the Western Australian Data Linkage System. The association of the natural outdoor environment with mortality was examined using Cox regression analysis. Results: After adjusting for age, men living in the highest quartile of cumulative average surrounding greenness had a 9% lower rate of all-cause non-accidental mortality (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.84, 0.98; p = .013) compared with those in the lowest quartile. This association was no longer present after adjustment for other risk factors, especially level of education. Living within 500 m of one (vs. no) natural space was associated with decreased mortality risk (adjusted hazard ratio 0.93; 95% CI 0.86, 1.00; p = .046), but no association with mortality was found for two or more natural spaces compared to none and for parks. Associations between waterbodies and mortality were inconsistent, showing non-linear beneficial and harmful associations. Conclusions: In this longitudinal study of older men residing in Perth, we observed evidence suggestive of an association between access to natural spaces and decreased mortality. Associations between surrounding greenness and mortality seemed to be confounded by level of education, and associations with waterbodies were complex and need to be studied further.
  • dc.description.sponsorship The Health In Men Study was funded by Project Grants 279408, 379600, 403963, 513823 and 634492 and the Natural outdoor environment data was funded by project grant 1003589 from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. All participants and staff involved with the Health In Men Study are gratefully acknowledged. W.L. Zijlema is supported by a Sara Borrell grant from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CD17/00195).
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  • dc.identifier.citation Zijlema WL, Stasinska A, Blake D, Dirgawati M, Flicker L, Yeap BB, Golledge J, Hankey GJ, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Heyworth J. The longitudinal association between natural outdoor environments and mortality in 9218 older men from Perth, Western Australia. Environ Int. 2019; 125:430-436. DOI 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.075
  • dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.075
  • dc.identifier.issn 0160-4120
  • dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/36620
  • dc.language.iso eng
  • dc.publisher Elsevier
  • dc.relation.ispartof Environ Int. 2019; 125:430-436
  • dc.rights © 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/)
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  • dc.title The longitudinal association between natural outdoor environments and mortality in 9218 older men from Perth, Western Australia
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