Residential greenness measured against mortality in the Nurses' Health Study cohort
James P, Hart JE, Banay RF, et al. (2016) · Environmental Health Perspectives
The prospective cohort reported that women in the highest quintile of cumulative average residential greenness had a 12% lower rate of all-cause nonaccidental mortality than those in the lowest quintile, with the strongest associations for respiratory and cancer mortality and with mental health estimated to mediate a substantial share of the association.
What they studied
108,630 women in the Nurses' Health Study, United States, 2000–2008
What they found
The prospective cohort reported that women in the highest quintile of cumulative average residential greenness had a 12% lower rate of all-cause nonaccidental mortality than those in the lowest quintile, with the strongest associations for respiratory and cancer mortality and with mental health estimated to mediate a substantial share of the association.
What it does not establish
This entry reports the study. It is not a statement about any building Sage Co. designs or constructs.
Source
- James P, Hart JE, Banay RF, et al. (2016). Residential greenness measured against mortality in the Nurses' Health Study cohort · Environmental Health Perspectives · Read at the source
Last reviewed September 23, 2026.
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