Associations of Residential Greenness with Depression and Anxiety in Rural Chinese Adults

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Mental disorders, particularly depression and anxiety, have become one of the most serious public health issues globally. Symptoms of depression and anxiety and level of residential greenness were investigated for 27,366 participants from the Henan Rural Cohort. The mixed effect linear regression model was used to examine the associations between level of residential greenness and depression and anxiety in rural areas of Henan Province, China. Higher residential greenness was significantly associated with lower risks of depression and anxiety. Stronger effects of residential greenness were observed in males and in those with higher income and education level.

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Di, N., Li, S., Xiang, H., Xie, Y., Mao, Z., Hou, J., Liu, X., Huo, W., Yang, B., Dong, G., Wang, C., Chen, G. and Guo, Y. Associations of Residential Greenness with Depression and Anxiety in Rural Chinese Adults. The Innovation 1 (3), 100054 (2020). doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2020.100054