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Table 2 Summary of associations between perceived environment attributes and physical activity domains by articles ID

From: Association between the perceived environment and physical activity among adults in Latin America: a systematic review

Perceived environment attributes

Physical activity domains

Total PA

Leisure-time PA

Transport-related PA

Total Walking

(7,8)

(1,3,6,8,9,12,13,14,15)

(1,2,3,6,8,11,12,15)

(4,5,6,8,10,15)

NS

E

U

NS

E

U

NS

E

U

NS

E

U

Access to services and shops (3,6,7,8,9,10,11,13)

Access to bars

   

3

 

3

11

  

10

  

Nearby facilities

8

7

 

6,8

9, 13

 

8,6

8

 

6,8,10

  
 

Presence of markets

7

           
 

Access to banks

    

9

       
 

Access to health care center

    

9

     

10

 
 

Presence of churches

    

9

 

11

     
 

Access to pharmacies

         

10

  
 

Public places to walk and exercise close to home

   

13

        
 

Access to public transport

 

7

          

Access to recreational facilities (1,2,3,7,9,10,11)

Walk and sports events

   

1

  

1,2

     

Presence of parks and athletic courts

      

2

2

    
 

Presence of clubs

    

3

       
 

Access to recreational areas

7

        

10

  
 

Presence of gyms

   

9

9

       
 

Presence of sports and soccer fields

    

9

 

11

11

  

10, 10

 

Walking/cycling facilities and maintenance (1,2,4,6,7,8)

Walking/cycling facilities

 

8

 

8

  

8,8

  

8

  

Presence of sidewalks

   

1

6

 

1,6

  

4,4

6

4

Presence of bikeways, trails

7

     

2

     
 

Green areas

    

1

 

1

     

Street Design (1)

Street plans

   

1

  

1

     

Presence of cross-walks

   

1

  

1

     

Aesthetics (1,2,5,6,7,10,11)

Sidewalk conditions

7

     

2

  

5

  

Garbage accumulation

   

1

  

2

1,2

    
 

Presence of sewage

   

1

  

1,2,11

  

10

  
 

Smog pollution

   

1

  

1

  

10

  
 

Aesthetics of neighborhood

7

  

6

    

6

6

  

Safety (1,2,3, 4, 6, 9,10,11,12,14,15)

Safety during the day

   

1,15

9,12,14

 

1,2,12,15

  

4,15

  

Safety during the night

   

1,12,15

14

 

1,2,12

11

15

4,10,15

  
 

Street lighting

   

1,12

  

1

2,11,12

 

10

  
 

General safety to walk

   

6,

12

 

12,6,

3

 

6,

  

Personal and crime related safety (1,8,15)

Personal safety

8

8

 

8,15

  

8,15

8

 

8,15

  

Crime-related safety

   

15

1

 

1,15

  

15

  

Traffic related safety (1,2,4,5,6,7,8,10,11)

Traffic-related safety

 

7

 

1,6,8

  

11,6,8,8

1

 

4,5,6,10,8

5

 

Drivers abide by traffic norms

      

2

  

10

  
  1. Abbreviations: NS non-significant; E expected direction; U unexpected direction.
  2. Numbers represent articles ID.