Table 4 Associations between movement-related behaviors and specific weather indices
From: Seasons, weather, and device-measured movement behaviors: a scoping review from 2006 to 2020
| Weather Index | Finding | Physical Activity Volume | Light-Intensity Physical Activity | Moderate-to-Vigorous Intensity Physical Activity | Sedentary Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | Positive Associations | 19 [35,36,37,38, 40, 43, 47, 70, 88, 107,108,109,110,111,112,113,114] | 4 [47, 64, 70, 115] | 11 [35, 39, 42, 47, 57, 73, 79, 81, 110, 116] | 2 [38, 81] |
| Null Associations | 13 [28, 35,36,37, 61, 117,118,119,120,121,122] | 4 [34, 56, 116] | 14 [34, 35, 40, 42, 56, 61, 70, 120, 121, 123, 124] | 7 [34, 63, 70, 73, 81, 115] | |
| Negative Associations | 6 [38, 46, 125,126,127,128] | 0 | 3 [81, 122, 124] | 9 [38, 39, 47, 60,61,62,63, 71, 109] | |
| Evidence Grade | Strong | Limited | Strong | Moderate | |
| Precipitation | Positive Associations | 1 [28] | 0 | 2 [79, 123] | 12 [38, 39, 48, 60, 61, 63, 71, 73, 81, 109, 129] |
| Null Associations | 5 [37, 70, 114, 118] | 3 [34, 56, 70] | 15 [35, 39, 42, 56, 70, 81, 121, 122, 124, 130, 131] | 7 [34, 39, 62, 63, 70, 81] | |
| Negative Associations | 25 [28, 36,37,38, 40, 43, 46, 48, 57, 61, 88, 109, 111,112,113, 119, 121, 122, 125, 127, 131, 132] | 3 [34, 57, 116] | 15 [34, 40, 48, 57, 61, 73, 81, 109, 116, 124, 129, 133, 134] | 0 | |
| Evidence Grade | Strong | Limited | Strong | Strong | |
| Wind Speed | Positive Associations | 0 | 0 | 1 [39] | 2 [48, 60] |
| Null Associations | 6 [28, 36, 40, 43] | 2 [34] | 3 [34, 40] | 4 [34, 39] | |
| Negative Associations | 6 [36, 46, 48, 109, 113, 127] | 0 | 3 [39, 48, 135] | 0 | |
| Evidence Grade | Moderate | Not Assignable | Limited | Limited | |
| Photoperiod | Positive Associations | 15 [38, 46,47,48, 50, 72, 78, 88, 109, 114, 125, 127, 134, 136, 137] | 4 [34, 47, 64, 78] | 9 [34, 48, 50, 72, 73, 78, 133, 135] | 1 [63] |
| Null Associations | 6 [43, 113, 118, 121, 122] | 1 [34] | 6 [47, 79, 81, 121, 122] | 3 [34, 81] | |
| Negative Associations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 [38, 47, 48, 50, 63, 71,72,73, 78, 81] | |
| Evidence Grade | Strong | Limited | Strong | Strong | |
| Snow | Positive Associations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Null Associations | 3 [111, 114, 125] | 1 [116] | 4 [39, 42, 116] | 0 | |
| Negative Associations | 4 [38, 88, 93] | 1 [64] | 1 [40] | 0 | |
| Evidence Grade | Limited | Not Assignable | Limited | Not Assignable | |
| Cloud Coverage | Positive Associations | 1 [127] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Null Associations | 2 [36, 37] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Negative Associations | 2 [36, 37] | 0 | 2 [41, 135] | 0 | |
| Evidence Grade | Limited | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | |
| Humidity | Positive Associations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [78, 81] |
| Null Associations | 0 | 1 [34] | 6 [39, 81, 124] | 5 [34, 39, 81] | |
| Negative Associations | 5 [78, 107, 126, 127] | 2 [34, 78] | 6 [34, 78, 79, 81, 124] | 0 | |
| Evidence Grade | Moderate | Not Assignable | Moderate | Limited | |
| Visibility | Positive Associations | 1 [73] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Null Associations | 0 | 1 [34] | 0 | 2 [34] | |
| Negative Associations | 1 [127] | 1 [34] | 1 [34] | 0 | |
| Evidence Grade | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | |
| Barometric Pressure | Positive Associations | 1 [127] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Null Associations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Negative Associations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Evidence Grade | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | |
| Wind Chill | Positive Associations | 1 [73] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Null Associations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Negative Associations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Evidence Grade | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | |
| Air Quality | Positive Associations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Null Associations | 1 [120] | 0 | 1 [120] | 0 | |
| Negative Associations | 1 [138] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Evidence Grade | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | Not Assignable | Not Assignable |