Urban Open Space Is Associated with Better Renal Function of Adult Residents in New Taipei City

Jien-Wen Chien, Ya-Ru Yang, Szu-Ying Chen, Yu-Jun Chang and Chang-Chuan Chan
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Jien-Wen Chien: Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10020, Taiwan
Ya-Ru Yang: Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10020, Taiwan
Szu-Ying Chen: Division of surgical intensive care, Department of critical care, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
Yu-Jun Chang: Epidemiology and Biostatistics Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan
Chang-Chuan Chan: Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10020, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 13, 1-13

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the association between proximity to open space and adult renal function. This was a cross-sectional study. Adult residents of Taipei metropolis were recruited in the analysis. The proximity of each subject to open space was measured using the Geographic Information System. Residents were divided into two groups: with and without chronic kidney disease (CKD). We made univariable comparisons between the two groups. The logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds ratio of CKD. Forest plot was used to examine the effect of interaction between distance to open space and subgroup variable on CKD. A total number of 21,656 subjects with mean age 53.6 years were enrolled in the study. Of the subjects, 2226 (10.28%) had CKD. The mean and standard deviation of distance to open space were 117.23 m and 80.19 m, respectively. Every 100 m distance to open space was associated with an odds ratio of 1.071 for CKD. Subgroup analysis revealed that residents of female, without hypertension, or without impaired fasting glucose (IFG) living more than 200 m from open spaces have greater odds of CKD than those living less than 200 m. Conclusions: Proximity to open space was associated with a lower prevalence of CKD among adults in Taiwan. Such association was enhanced among females and healthy adults without hypertension or impaired fasting glucose (IFG).

Keywords: open spaces 2; CKD 3; renal function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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