General health and residential proximity to the coast in Belgium: Results from a cross-sectional health survey.
Air pollution
Blue space
Mental health
Physical activity
Social interactions
Journal
Environmental research
ISSN: 1096-0953
Titre abrégé: Environ Res
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0147621
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2020
05 2020
Historique:
received:
19
09
2019
revised:
27
01
2020
accepted:
03
02
2020
pubmed:
23
2
2020
medline:
11
11
2020
entrez:
21
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The health risks of coastal areas have long been researched, but the potential benefits for health are only recently being explored. The present study compared the general health of Belgian citizens a) according to the EU's definition of coastal (<50 km) vs. inland (>50 km), and b) between eight more refined categories of residential proximity to the coast (<5 km to >250 km). Data was drawn from the Belgian Health Interview Survey (n = 60,939) and investigated using linear regression models and mediation analyses on several hypothesized mechanisms. Results indicated that populations living <5 km of the coast reported better general health than populations living at >50-100 km. Four commonly hypothesized mechanisms were considered but no indirect associations were found: scores for mental health, physical activity levels and social contacts were not higher at 0-5 km from the coast, and air pollution (PM
Identifiants
pubmed: 32078817
pii: S0013-9351(20)30117-1
doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109225
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
109225Informations de copyright
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