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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Aitken, William W.a; * | Lombard, Joannab; c | Wang, Kefengb | Toro, Matthewd | Byrne, Margarete | Nardi, Maria I.f | Kardys, Jackf | Parrish, Abrahamg | Dong, Chuanhuih | Szapocznik, Joséb; c | Rundek, Tatjanah | Brown, Scott C.b; c
Affiliations: [a] Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA | [b] Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA | [c] University of Miami School of Architecture, Coral Gables, FL, USA | [d] Arizona State University Library, Temple, AZ, USA | [e] Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA | [f] Miami-Dade County Department of Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces (MDPROS), Miami, FL, USA | [g] University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, FL, USA | [h] Department of Neurology and Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: William W. Aitken, MD, on behalf of the University of Miami Built Environment, Behavior, and Health Research Group, 1120 NW 14th Street, Suite #1129, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Tel.: +1 305 519 5136; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: Background:Neighborhood greenness (vegetative presence) has been linked to multiple health outcomes, but its relationship to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and non-Alzheimer’s (non-AD) dementia has been less studied. Objective:This study examines the relationship of greenness to both AD and non-AD dementia in a population-based sample of Medicare beneficiaries. Methods:Participants were 249,405 US Medicare beneficiaries aged > 65 years living in Miami-Dade County, FL, from 2010 to 2011. Multi-level analyses examined the relationship of greenness, assessed by mean Census block level Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), to odds of each of AD, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), and non-AD dementia, respectively. Covariates included age, gender, race/ethnicity, number of comorbid health conditions, and neighborhood income. Results:Higher greenness was associated with reduced risk of AD, ADRD, and non-AD dementia, respectively, adjusting for individual and neighborhood sociodemographics. Compared to the lowest greenness tertile, the highest greenness tertile was associated with reduced odds of AD by 20%(odds ratio, 0.80; 95%CI, 0.75–0.85), ADRD by 18%(odds ratio, 0.82; 95%CI, 0.77–0.86), and non-AD dementia by 11%(odds ratio, 0.89; 95%CI, 0.82–0.96). After further adjusting for number of comorbidities, compared to the lowest greenness tertile, the highest greenness tertile was associated with reduced odds of AD (OR, 0.94; 95%CI, 0.88–1.00) and ADRD (OR, 0.93; 95%CI, 0.88–0.99), but not non-AD dementia (OR, 1.01; 95%CI, 0.93–1.08). Conclusion:High neighborhood greenness may be associated with lower odds of AD and ADRD. Environmental improvements, such as increasing neighborhood vegetation, may be a strategy to reduce risk for AD and possibly other dementias.
Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease, built environment, dementia, health disparities, Medicare beneficiaries, natural environment, neighborhood greenness, older adults
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-201179
Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 81, no. 2, pp. 597-606, 2021
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