Table 3.
Association between natural outdoor environments and the odds of reporting good health
| Sex | Females | Males | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |||
| The percentage of surrounding green spaces within 1 km buffer | 1.64 (1.14–2.37) ** | 1.32 (0.94–1.86) | ||
| The percentage of surrounding blue spaces within 1 km buffer | 3.10 (0.75–12.88) | 1.14 (0.31–4.19) | ||
| Logarithm of proximity to the nearest green spaces | 0.94 (0.91–0.98) ** | 0.97 (0.94–1.00) | ||
| Logarithm of proximity to the nearest blue spaces | 0.94 (0.88–0.99) * | 0.94 (0.89–0.99) * | ||
| Age (years) | 60–69 | 70–79 | > = 80 | |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| The percentage of surrounding green spaces within 1 km buffer | 2.39 (1.27–4.49) ** | 1.48 (0.66–3.30) | 1.01 (0.23–4.35) | |
| The percentage of surrounding blue spaces within 1 km buffer | 2.80 (0.24–32.39) | 3.21 (0.13–82.10) | 1.91 (0.01–269.42) | |
| Logarithm of proximity to the nearest green spaces | 0.91 (0.85–0.97) ** | 0.95 (0.87–1.03) | 0.94 (0.81–1.09) | |
| Logarithm of proximity to the nearest blue spaces | 0.92 (0.82–1.03) | 0.84 (0.72–0.97) * | 1.00 (0.78–1.28) | |
| Education | No schooling | Elementary school or junior high school | Senior high school | College or above |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| The percentage of surrounding green spaces within 1 km buffer | 1.66 (0.70–3.92) | 2.09 (1.22–3.59) ** | 3.44 (0.71–16.60) | 2.18 (0.14–33.14) |
| The percentage of surrounding blue spaces within 1 km buffer | 8.31 (0.35–198.67) | 7.17 (0.81–63.61) | 0.03 (0.00–2.28) | 0.03 (0.00–143.17) |
| Logarithm of proximity to the nearest green spaces | 0.96 (0.87–1.05) | 0.92 (0.87–0.98) ** | 0.89 (0.79–1.00) | 0.86 (0.70–1.06) |
| Logarithm of proximity to the nearest blue spaces | 0.90 (0.77–1.06) | 0.85 (0.77–0.94) ** | 0.99 (0.83–1.17) | 1.09 (0.80–1.49) |
| Hukou status | Local hukou | Non-local hukou | ||
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |||
| The percentage of surrounding green spaces within 1 km buffer | 1.53 (0.91–2.57) | 4.26 (1.51–12.01) ** | ||
| The percentage of surrounding blue spaces within 1 km buffer | 3.85 (0.54–27.67) | 1.06 (0.18–61.40) | ||
| Logarithm of proximity to the nearest green spaces | 0.95 (0.90–1.01) | 0.85 (0.78–0.94) ** | ||
| Logarithm of proximity to the nearest blue spaces | 0.90 (0.82–0.99) | 0.88 (0.75–1.04) |
Note: OR odds ratio; 95% confidence intervals in brackets; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
All models have been adjusted for all covariates shown in Table 2