Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Prior evidence indicates that contact with nature improves physical health, but data explicitly linking engagement with nature to biological processes are limited.
METHODS: Leveraging survey and biomarker data from 1,244 adults (mean age = 54.50 years, range = 34-84 years) from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS II) study, we examined associations between nature engagement, operationalized as the frequency of pleasant nature encounters, and systemic inflammation. Concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), and fibrinogen were measured from fasting blood samples. Analyses adjusted for sociodemographic, health behavior, and psychological well-being covariates.
RESULTS: More frequent positive nature contact was independently associated with lower circulating levels of inflammation.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings add to a growing literature on the salubrious health effects of nature by demonstrating how such experiences are instantiated in downstream physiological systems, potentially informing future interventions and public health policies.
METHODS: Leveraging survey and biomarker data from 1,244 adults (mean age = 54.50 years, range = 34-84 years) from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS II) study, we examined associations between nature engagement, operationalized as the frequency of pleasant nature encounters, and systemic inflammation. Concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), and fibrinogen were measured from fasting blood samples. Analyses adjusted for sociodemographic, health behavior, and psychological well-being covariates.
RESULTS: More frequent positive nature contact was independently associated with lower circulating levels of inflammation.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings add to a growing literature on the salubrious health effects of nature by demonstrating how such experiences are instantiated in downstream physiological systems, potentially informing future interventions and public health policies.
摘要：
背景：先前的证据表明与自然接触可以改善身体健康，但是明确将与自然接触与生物过程联系起来的数据是有限的。
方法：利用1,244名成年人的调查和生物标志物数据（平均年龄=54.50岁，范围=34-84岁）来自美国的中年（MIDUSII）研究，我们研究了自然参与之间的关联，作为愉快的自然相遇的频率，和全身性炎症。白细胞介素-6（IL-6）的浓度，C反应蛋白(CRP),从空腹血液样本中测量纤维蛋白原。针对社会人口统计学进行调整的分析，健康行为,和心理健康协变量。
结果：更频繁的阳性接触与较低的炎症循环水平独立相关。
结论：这些发现通过证明这些经历是如何在下游生理系统中实例化，从而增加了有关自然健康影响的越来越多的文献。可能为未来的干预措施和公共卫生政策提供信息。
方法：利用1,244名成年人的调查和生物标志物数据（平均年龄=54.50岁，范围=34-84岁）来自美国的中年（MIDUSII）研究，我们研究了自然参与之间的关联，作为愉快的自然相遇的频率，和全身性炎症。白细胞介素-6（IL-6）的浓度，C反应蛋白(CRP),从空腹血液样本中测量纤维蛋白原。针对社会人口统计学进行调整的分析，健康行为,和心理健康协变量。
结果：更频繁的阳性接触与较低的炎症循环水平独立相关。
结论：这些发现通过证明这些经历是如何在下游生理系统中实例化，从而增加了有关自然健康影响的越来越多的文献。可能为未来的干预措施和公共卫生政策提供信息。
