Table 1 Study characteristics and summary of findings for mediation studies
Authors (year), study | Study setting & study design | N & age & % girls | Assessment of built enviornment | Assessment of socioeconomic position | Outcome | Additional variables included in the statistical model | Type of analysis | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kim 2020 [27] Geographic Research on Wellbeing | USA Cross-sectional | 2493 Age range: 4 − 10 48.3% girls | GIS Access to recreational facilities | Parental reported family income | Parental reported Total physical activity | Age, sex, race/ethnicity, mother’s marital status, mother’s education, neighborhood SEP history | Mediation-model | No evidence of mediation. Distance to nearest park did not change the association between SEP and physical activity. → |
Villanueva 2015 [57] Madrid City Health Survey | Spain Cross-sectional | 727 Age range: 6–15 46% girls | GIS Accessibility Access to recreational facilities | Area-level unemployment rate and home surface area | Parental reported Total physical activity | Age, sex, parental education and professional qualifications | Mediation-model | No evidence of mediation. Availability of retail shops did not change the association between SEP and physical activity. Access to recreational facilities was not tested as a mediator. → |