presence of cardio-metabolic conditions, 3) mental health problems To investigate Ecological Prevalence of Neonatal mortality Equit’Area project Spatial land datasets for Stage 1: Unadjusted Neonatal mortality ↓ the relationship study infant death in municipality mortality Lyon Metropolitan area Stage 2: Adjusted for 2013, France between green the Lyon records, National greenness level or spaces and the metropolitan area Institute for Statistics socioeconomic spatial over the study and Economic Studies et neighbourhood (deprivation distribution of period 2000-2009 al. 2013) index) infant mortality (n = 1,340,155 taking account Stage 3: Adjusted for population of neighbourhood greenness level and Lyon metropolitan deprivation deprivation index at the area) levels neighbourhood level including the interaction between the two variables Kim 2015, To assess the Feasibility Volunteer women Natural killer cell Primary measurement Forest Matching of participants Natural killer cell population ↑ South Korea feasibility of study aged 25-60 years population, perforin MD 125.3 (95% CI 43.1, 207.4) forest therapy as with stage III and granzyme B (Kim et al. an adjuvant to breast cancer. All levels Level of perforin MD 128.1 (-28.4, 284.5) 2015) ↗ enhance natural subjects exposed cytotoxicity. to daily forest of granzyme B MD 6.7 (-2.8, 16.3) ↗ therapy for 14 days. Mean age 56 years. (n = 11) Kim 2016, To investigate Adults Hyperlipidaemia Bespoke Parks and green areas per Models adjusted for age, sex, Hyperlipidaemia ↓ Korea the association participating in questionnaire capita in 2009 using data marital status, education, Lowest greenspace quartile - diagnosed between parks study the 2009 Korean from the Korean Statistical monthly income, jobs, (Kim et al. hyperlipidaemia: OR 1.23 (95% CI 1.17, 1.29) and green areas Community Information Service smoking status, alcohol 2016) and Health Survey drinking, a history of Lowest greenspace quartile - treatment of hyperlipidaemia (KCHS) diabetes mellitus, BMI, hyperlipidaemia: OR 1.45 (95% CI 1.35, 1.56) in adults stress and (n = 212,584) moderate physical activity
presence of cardio-metabolic conditions, 3) mental health problems 2013, France et al. 2013) To investigate the relationship between green spaces and the spatial distribution of infant mortality taking account neighbourhood deprivation levels Ecological study Prevalence of infant death in the Lyon metropolitan area over the study period 2000-2009 (n = 1,340,155 population of Lyon metropolitan area) Neonatal mortality Equit’Area project municipality mortality records, National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies Spatial land datasets for Lyon Metropolitan area Stage 1: Unadjusted Stage 2: Adjusted for greenness level or socioeconomic neighbourhood (deprivation index) Stage 3: Adjusted for greenness level and deprivation index at the neighbourhood level including the interaction between the two variables Neonatal mortality ↓ Kim 2015, South Korea (Kim et al. 2015) To assess the feasibility of forest therapy as an adjuvant to enhance natural cytotoxicity. Feasibility study Volunteer women aged 25-60 years with stage III breast cancer. All subjects exposed to daily forest therapy for 14 days. Mean age 56 years. (n = 11) Natural killer cell population, perforin and granzyme B levels Primary measurement Forest Matching of participants Natural killer cell population ↑ MD 125.3 (95% CI 43.1, 207.4) Level of perforin ↗ MD 128.1 (-28.4, 284.5) of granzyme B ↗ MD 6.7 (-2.8, 16.3) Kim 2016, Korea (Kim et al. 2016) To investigate the association between parks and green areas and hyperlipidaemia in adults study Adults participating in the 2009 Korean Community Health Survey (KCHS) (n = 212,584) Hyperlipidaemia Bespoke questionnaire Parks and green areas per capita in 2009 using data from the Korean Statistical Information Service Models adjusted for age, sex, marital status, education, monthly income, jobs, smoking status, alcohol drinking, a history of diabetes mellitus, BMI, stress and moderate physical activity Hyperlipidaemia ↓ Lowest greenspace quartile - diagnosed hyperlipidaemia: OR 1.23 (95% CI 1.17, 1.29) Lowest greenspace quartile - treatment of hyperlipidaemia: OR 1.45 (95% CI 1.35, 1.56)
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