Description of the study population at baseline (2004, n=3175)
Variables | Mean (SD)/% |
Exposures | |
Distance to nearest green space, m | 193 (139) |
Distance to nearest green or blue space, m | 186 (136) |
Distance to nearest green or agricultural space, m | 169 (129) |
Distance to nearest green, blue or agricultural space, m | 164 (126) |
Amount of green spaces within 300 m buffers, hectares | 3.46 (3.01) |
Amount of green spaces within 500 m buffers, hectares | 9.66 (7.70) |
Amount of green spaces within 1000 m buffers, hectares | 47.75 (27.61) |
Outcome | |
Total mental health score (MHI-5) | 73.2 (15.7) |
Time-fixed characteristics | |
Male, % | 44.5 |
Born in the Netherlands, % | 93.0 |
Educational level, % | |
High | 31.3 |
Middle | 24.7 |
Low | 35.1 |
Lowest | 8.9 |
Time-varying characteristics | |
Age, mean (SD) | 53 (13) |
Marital status, % | |
Married/partnership | 75.6 |
Unmarried | 12.1 |
Divorced | 6.9 |
Widowed | 5.4 |
Employment, % | |
Employed | 50.3 |
Unemployed | 7.4 |
Retired | 25.7 |
Non-employed | 16.6 |
Household income, % | |
<€1200 | 10.4 |
€1200–€1800 | 20.1 |
€1800–€2600 | 27.9 |
€2600–€4000 | 29.1 |
>€4000 | 12.5 |
MHI-5, Mental Health Inventory-5.