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Traffic And Our Health, Atteh Akoto
Traffic And Our Health, Atteh Akoto
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Objective: The intent of this study is to find a correlation between long commute times, physical health, and mental health. Methods: Data was collected from a publicly available dataset on countyhealthrecords.org. Results: Increased percentage of lone drivers with long commutes and obese adults, positive correlation between long commuters and access to exercise opportunities, and negative correlation between long commuters and poor mental health days.
Correlations Between Quality Of Life, Daily Sunlight, And Suicide Risk, Brittany Abeldt
Correlations Between Quality Of Life, Daily Sunlight, And Suicide Risk, Brittany Abeldt
Scholarship in Medicine - All Papers
Methods: Data was collected from the archives provided by the CDC Wonder database; including The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, The North America Land Data Assimilation System, and The Web-Based Injury Statistic Query and Reporting System. The variables used were quality of life (as measured by mental health days and physical health days), suicide rates, and daily sunlight. Data was obtained for all the states in the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii due to lack of available data from these states. Quality of life and suicide rate data was from 2016 and daily sunlight data was from January 1st, …