Table 3

Summary of green space-brain health associations by brain health measure

Citation*Sample sizePopulation based / random sampleLocationLongitudinal brain health measureCognitionMRI brain regionsDiagnosis of cognitive impairment/ dementia
Brown9249 405YesUSANo+
Cherrie63281YesUKYes+N
Cherrie64281YesUKYes+N
Clarke53949YesUSANoN
Dadvand652593NoSpainYes+N
Dadvand54987YesSpainYes+N
Dadvand66253NoSpainNo+N
Dzhambov72112NoBulgariaNo++N
De Keijzer556506YesUKYes+N
Flouri564758YesUKNo+
Hystad576658YesCanadaNo- N
Kuhn73341NoGermanyNo+N
Liao671312NoChinaNo+
Reuben681658YesUKYesN
Wang693544NoChinaNoN
Ward7072NoNew ZealandNoN
Wu592424YesUKNo
Wu587505YesUKNo- N
Yu713240NoChinaNoN
Yuchi60678 000YesCanadaYes+ -
Zhu616994YesChinaYes+
Zijlema621628YesSpain, UK, NetherlandsNo+N
Studies with positive associations933
Studies with inverse associations103
Studies with null associations1231
Total studies1535
  • *Full list of papers found in online supplemental text 1.

  • +, positive association; -, inverse association; N, null association.