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Table 2 Summary of temporal associations between built environmental attributes and any physical activity outcome by type of quasi-experimental design

From: In search of causality: a systematic review of the relationship between the built environment and physical activity among adults

 

Change in physical activity behavior

 

Increase

No change

Decrease

Neighborhood built characteristics

   

Street/pedestrian connectivity

  

Land use mix

 

Recreation land use proximity

Non-recreational land use proximity

Transit proximity/access

 

Population/residential density

Employment/job density

  

Aesthetics/variety/diversity

  

Trails/pathways/cycle ways/sidewalk

 

Parks/public open space

Pedestrian/cyclist amenities

  

Traffic-related

 

 

Sprawl

 

 
  1. Association found using a same sample pre-post design (residential relocation)
  2. Association found using a same sample pre-post design (environmental modification)
  3. Association found using a different sample pre-post design (environmental modification)
  4. Association found using a same sample pre-post quasi-longitudinal design