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Published online 2024 Jan 15. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-03239-1

Table 2

The independent associations of green, blue space and natural environment with any psychiatric disorder (n = 363,047)

ExposurePerson-years (PYs)Psychiatric disorder (n)Incidence rate, (n/1000 PYs, 95% CI)Model 1, HR (95% CI)Model 2, HR (95% CI)
Overall4,180,295.349,86511.93 (11.82–12.03)
Green space, 300 m buffer
 First tertile (the lowest)1,378,805.617,06212.37 (12.19–12.56)ReferenceReference
 Second tertile1,391,679.417,56812.62 (12.44–12.81)1.009 (0.988–1.031)1.010 (0.988–1.031)
 Third tertile (the highest)1,409,810.315,23510.81 (10.64–10.98)0.856 (0.837–0.875) ***0.984 (0.961–1.006)
 Ordinal scale0.927 (0.917–0.937) ***0.992 (0.981–1.004)
Blue space, 300 m buffer
 First tertile (the lowest)1,379,691.017,32612.56 (12.37–12.75)ReferenceReference
 Second tertile1,397,693.116,31011.67 (11.49–11.85)0.920 (0.901–0.940) ***0.983 (0.961–1.004)
 Third tertile (the highest)1,402,911.216,22911.57 (11.39–11.75)0.913 (0.893–0.932) ***0.973 (0.952–0.994) *
 Ordinal scale0.955 (0.945–0.965) ***0.986 (0.976–0.997) *
Natural environment, 300 m buffer
 First tertile (the lowest)1,375,925.117,64012.82 (12.63–13.01)ReferenceReference
 Second tertile1,402,678.017,16012.23 (12.05–12.42)0.941 (0.921–0.961) ***1.003 (0.982–1.025)
 Third tertile (the highest)1,401,692.215,06510.75 (10.58–10.92)0.818 (0.801–0.836) ***0.970 (0.948–0.992) **
 Ordinal scale0.905 (0.896–0.915) ***0.985 (0.974–0.997) **
Green space, 1000 m buffer
 First tertile (the lowest)1,371,142.317,55612.80 (12.62–12.99)ReferenceReference
 Second tertile1,396,052.317,36812.44 (12.26–12.63)0.951 (0.932–0.972) ***1.013 (0.991–1.035)
 Third tertile (the highest)1,413,100.714,94110.57 (10.41–10.74)0.802 (0.785–0.820) ***0.983 (0.960–1.007)
 Ordinal scale0.897 (0.888–0.907) ***0.992 (0.980–1.004)
Blue space, 1000 m buffer
 First tertile (the lowest)1,387,287.616,93812.21 (12.03–12.39)ReferenceReference
 Second tertile1,394,469.216,18311.61 (11.43–11.79)0.947 (0.927–0.968) ***0.974 (0.953–0.995) *
 Third tertile (the highest)1,398,538.516,74411.97 (11.79–12.16)0.977 (0.957–0.998) *0.981 (0.960–1.002)
 Ordinal scale0.988 (0.978–0.999) *0.990 (0.980–1.001)
Natural environment, 1000 m buffer
 First tertile (the lowest)1,370,786.718,05313.17 (12.98–13.36)ReferenceReference
 Second tertile1,397,814.017,07012.21 (12.03–12.40)0.906 (0.887–0.925) ***1.014 (0.992–1.036)
 Third tertile (the highest)1,411,694.514,74210.44 (10.28–10.61)0.769 (0.752–0.786) ***0.975 (0.952–0.999) *
 Ordinal scale0.878 (0.868–0.887) ***0.988 (0.976–1.000) *

HR Hazard ratio, CI Confidence interval

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001

Model 1 was adjusted for age and sex. Model 2 was further adjusted for ethnicity, socioeconomic status, BMI, household income, education group, smoking status, alcohol drinker status, and physical activity

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