Prevention & lipidsSecondary analysis
Associations of Urban Blue and Green Spaces With Coronary Artery Calcification in Black Individuals and Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
- Secondary analysis of the CARDIA cohort study
- longitudinal
- stratified analyses by race and neighbourhood deprivation
Authors' conclusion
Longitudinally, shorter distance to a river and greater green space cover were associated with less CAC among Black participants and those in deprived neighborhoods. Shorter distance to a park was associated with increased odds of CAC among participants in deprived neighborhoods. Black participants residing in more deprived neighborhoods showed lower odds of CAC in association with greater exposure to river and green space cover.
Study context
- Population
- Black and White participants of the CARDIA study, exposures 1985–1986 to 2010–20111,365 Black, 1555 White
- Comparison
- Urban blue and green space exposure and coronary artery calcification (CAC)
- Primary endpoint
- Presence of CAC (noncontrast cardiac CT)
- Follow-up
- 2010 to 2011
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Odds of CAC, stratified by race and neighbourhood deprivation · CAC measured 2010 to 2011
Odds ratio (95% CI)
Black participantsshorter distance to a river, per IQR decrease [1.45 km]
0.90(0.84–0.96)
Black participantsgreater green space cover, per 10 percentage-point increase
0.85(0.75–0.95)
deprived neighborhoodsgreater green space cover, per a 10 percentage-point increase
0.89(0.80–0.99)
deprived neighborhoodsshorter distance to the park, per an IQR decrease [5.3 km]
1.07(1.00–1.15)
Black participants in deprived neighborhoodsshorter distance to a river, per an IQR decrease
0.90(0.82–0.98)
Black participants in deprived neighborhoodsgreater green space cover, per a 10 percentage-point increase
0.85(0.75–0.97)
Each row per its own increment, as printed
Original publication
Associations of Urban Blue and Green Spaces With Coronary Artery Calcification in Black Individuals and Disadvantaged Neighborhoods. Circulation. Published 27 June 2024. doi:10.1161/circulationaha.123.067992
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it