Department of Sports Science, Exercise and Health, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-Food Production (Inov4Agro), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 18;20(4):3647. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043647.
A growing body of evidence indicates that living close to nature is associated with better health and well-being. However, the literature still lacks studies analyzing the benefits of this proximity for sleep and obesity, particularly in women. The purpose of this study was to explore how distance to natural spaces is reflected in women's physical activity, sleep, and adiposity levels. The sample consisted of 111 adult women (37.78 ± 14.70). Accessibility to green and blue spaces was assessed using a geographic-information-system-based method. Physical activity and sleep parameters were measured using ActiGraph accelerometers (wGT3X-BT), and body composition was assessed using octopolar bioimpedance (InBody 720). Nonlinear canonical correlation analysis was used to analyze the data. Our findings reveal that women living in green spaces close to their homes had lower levels of obesity and intra-abdominal adiposity. We also demonstrated that a shorter distance to green spaces seemed to correlate with better sleep onset latency. However, no relationship was found between physical activity and sleep duration. In relation to blue spaces, the distance to these environments was not related to any health indicator analyzed in this study.
越来越多的证据表明，接近自然与更好的健康和幸福感有关。然而，文献中仍然缺乏分析这种接近对睡眠和肥胖的益处的研究，特别是在女性中。本研究旨在探讨自然空间的距离如何反映在女性的身体活动、睡眠和肥胖水平上。样本由 111 名成年女性组成（37.78 ± 14.70）。使用基于地理信息系统的方法评估绿色和蓝色空间的可达性。使用 ActiGraph 加速度计（wGT3X-BT）测量身体活动和睡眠参数，使用八极生物阻抗（InBody 720）评估身体成分。使用非线性典型相关分析来分析数据。我们的研究结果表明，居住在离家较近的绿色空间的女性肥胖和腹部内脂肪水平较低。我们还表明，与绿色空间的距离较短似乎与更好的入睡潜伏期相关。然而，身体活动与睡眠时间之间没有关系。关于蓝色空间，这些环境的距离与本研究分析的任何健康指标都没有关系。
