Exploring the complex associations between community public spaces and healthy aging: an explainable analysis using catboost and SHAP.

Journal: BMC public health
Published Date: Jul 2, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: As global aging accelerates, community public spaces (CPS) are increasingly recognized as vital for promoting healthy aging. However, existing research often employs linear analytical methods or focuses on single health dimensions, overlooking how CPS features are non-linearly and interactively related to multiple aspects of elderly well-being.

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  • Man Zhang
    College of Business, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China.
  • Tao Shen
    Shanghai Chenpon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China.
  • Ying Li
    School of Information Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710010, China.
  • Qianqian Li
    Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China.
  • Yongqi Lou
    College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. louyongqi@tongji.edu.cn.

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