Fig. 3

The joint effects of the new variables on PTB within 1,000 m in four periods. Models were constructed by green index (NDVI or FVC), PM pollutants (PM2.5 or PM10), and adjusted the influences of maternal age, neonate’s sex, gravidity, parity, birthing season and temperature. high NDVI: NDVI ≥ \(\:{\text{P}}_{{50}_{\text{N}\text{D}\text{V}\text{I}}}\), and low NDVI: NDVI < \(\:{\text{P}}_{{50}_{\text{N}\text{D}\text{V}\text{I}}}\); high FVC: FVC ≥\(\:\:{\text{P}}_{{50}_{\text{F}\text{V}\text{C}}}\), and low FVC: FVC <\(\:\:{\text{P}}_{{50}_{\text{F}\text{V}\text{C}}}\); high PM2.5: PM2.5 ≥ \(\:{\text{P}}_{{50}_{{\text{P}\text{M}}_{2.5}}}\), and low PM2.5: PM2.5 < \(\:{\text{P}}_{{50}_{{\text{P}\text{M}}_{2.5}}}\); high PM10: PM10 ≥ \(\:{\text{P}}_{{50}_{{\text{P}\text{M}}_{10}}}\), and low PM10: PM10< \(\:{\text{P}}_{{50}_{{\text{P}\text{M}}_{10}}}\)