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Solar radiation estimates from the Daymet database (1-km grid) were linked to residential addresses. Average solar radiation exposures in the seven (SRAD7), 14 (SRAD14), and 30 days (SRAD30) before the home visit were calculated and categorized into quartiles (Q1-Q4). We used generalized linear mixed models to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for associations between solar radiation and depression\/distress.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Higher levels of SRAD7 were non-monotonically inversely associated with depression [PR<jats:sub>Vs.Q1<\/jats:sub> (95%CI): Q2\u2009=\u20090.81 (0.68, 0.97), Q3\u2009=\u20090.80 (0.65, 0.99), Q4\u2009=\u20090.88 (0.69, 1.15)] and distress [PR<jats:sub>Vs.Q1<\/jats:sub> (95%CI): Q2\u2009=\u20090.76 (0.58, 0.99), Q3\u2009=\u20090.77 (0.57, 1.06), Q4\u2009=\u20090.84 (0.58, 1.22)]. Elevated SRAD14 and SRAD30 appeared to be associated with decreasing PRs of distress. For example, for SRAD14, PRs were 0.86 (0.63\u20131.19), 0.80 (0.55\u20131.18), and 0.75 (0.48\u20131.17) for Q2-4 versus Q1. Associations with SRAD7 varied somewhat, though not significantly, by season with increasing PRs of distress in spring and summer and decreasing PRs of depression and distress in fall.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Impact Statement<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Previous research suffered from exposure misclassification, which impacts the validity of their conclusions. 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