Table 3

Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between nature exposure and psychotropic medication use

Psychotropic medication use*
Model 1†Model 2‡Model 3§
OR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CI
Amount of residential green space¶ (n=5987)0.940.89 to 1.000.960.90 to 1.010.960.90 to 1.02
Frequency of green space visits (n=5886)
Never/<1 time per weekrefrefrefrefrefref
1–2 times/week0.760.63 to 0.910.800.66 to 0.970.800.66 to 0.97
3–4 times/week0.640.53 to 0.780.670.55 to 0.820.670.55 to 0.82
≥5 times/week0.740.60 to 0.910.770.63 to 0.950.780.63 to 0.96
Green view from home (n=5939)
Norefrefrefrefrefref
Yes, I look at it seldom/occasionally0.940.79 to 1.130.960.80 to 1.160.970.81 to 1.17
Yes, I look at it often0.930.79 to 1.100.970.82 to 1.150.980.83 to 1.16
Amount of residential blue space (n=5987)
0%refrefrefrefrefref
>0%–10%1.100.95 to 1.271.110.95 to 1.281.100.95 to 1.28
>10%1.040.87 to 1.251.040.86 to 1.271.030.85 to 1.26
Blue view from home (n=5949)
Norefrefrefrefrefref
Yes, I look at it seldom/occasionally1.020.74 to 1.421.030.74 to 1.441.030.74 to 1.43
Yes, I look at it often1.000.79 to 1.261.030.81 to 1.321.030.80 to 1.31
  • *Anxiolytics, hypnotics and antidepressants, based on the question ’When was the last time you used the following medication?’ Within the last week/1–4 weeks ago/1–12 months ago=YES; never/more than a year ago=NO.

  • †Model 1 (crude) adjusted for age and sex.

  • ‡Model 2 adjusted for age, sex, marital status, education, employment status, annual household income, smoking, alcohol use, physical activity at work, using recreational property during warm season and area-level annual mean income.

  • §Model 3 (main) adjusted for age, sex, marital status, education, employment status, annual household income, smoking, alcohol use, physical activity at work, using recreational property during warm season, area-level annual mean income, road traffic noise and NO2 from road traffic.

  • ¶Within a 1 km radius around the respondent’s home, calculated for 10% increase.