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Neighborhood Social and Built Environment and Disparities in the Risk of Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2020 Oct 21; Vol. 17 (20). Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 21. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Citizens' participation in urban environmental quality assessment is important when identifying local problems in the sustainable development and environmental planning policy. The principal aim of this study was to analyze whether any social differences exist between the joint effect of built neighborhood quality and exposure to urban green spaces and the risk of hypertension. The study sample consisted of 580 participants residing in 11 districts in Kaunas city, Lithuania. Using geographic information systems (GIS), individual data on the socioeconomic status (SES) and health were linked to the participants' perceptions of the environmental quality and exposure to green spaces (NDVI). We used multivariate logistic regression to estimate associations as odds ratios (OR). Those study participants with lower education and those study participants with higher education on low incomes rated their health significantly worse. Low SES persons residing in areas with low exposure to green spaces had a significantly higher risk of hypertension when sex, age, family status, smoking, and income were accounted for (OR 1.83, 95% CI 1.01-3.36). This citizen science study provided evidence that the social environment and the quality of the built environment had a complex effect on disparities in the risk of hypertension.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1660-4601
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 20
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of environmental research and public health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33096878
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207696