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Table 4 Synthesis of built environment associations with total walking and cycling

From: A systematic review on the associations between the built environment and adult’s physical activity in global tropical and subtropical climate regions

11D-category

Sub-category

Perceived

Objective

Total

 

+

0

-

+

0

-

+

0

-

Density

 

3

0

0

1

15

0

4

15

0

Design

Connectivity

3

2

  

11

    

Walking/cycling infrastructure

1

7

 

1

7

    

Lot layout

   

3

3

    

Total favorable features

4

9

0

4

21

0

8

30

0

Unfavorable connectivity features

   

1

17

    

Unfavorable walking/cycling infrastructure

 

1

       

Total unfavorable features

0

1

0

1

17

0

1

18

0

Design total

      

8

48

1

Desirability

General safety

3

4

       

Crime safety

5

4

       

Traffic safety

1

12

2

      

Aesthetics

5

5

  

1

    

Total favorable features

14

25

2

0

1

0

14

26

2

Compromised general safety

 

1

       

Criminality and crime concerns

 

5

1

 

1

    

Traffic hazards and concerns

 

3

1

 

2

    

Unfavorable aesthetics

 

1

       

Total unfavorable features

0

10

2

0

3

0

0

13

2

Desirability total

      

16

39

2

Destination accessibility

Destination mix

2

        

Parks, natural features, and public open space

   

3

27

    

Public transport

    

7

    

Recreational facilities

1

2

  

1

    

Shops and services for daily living

1

5

 

1

2

    

Friendly topography

 

2

       

Total favorable features

4

9

 

4

37

 

8

46

0

Inaccessible shops and services for daily living

 

1

       

Unfriendly topography

 

1

  

1

    

Total unfavorable features

 

2

  

1

 

0

3

0

Destination accessibility total

      

8

49

0

Destination proximity

Proximate destination mix

1

1

  

9

    

Proximate parks, natural features, and public open space

1

 

1

2

22

    

Proximate school/work

    

6

1

   

Proximate recreational facilities

 

7

  

1

    

Proximate shops and services for daily living

 

5

 

2

27

3

   

Total favorable features

2

13

1

4

65

4

6

78

5

Distance to recreational facilities

    

6

    

Distance to parks, natural features, and public open space

    

2

    

Distance to shops and services for daily living

  

1

 

2

    

Distance to school/work

    

3

    

Total unfavorable features

  

1

 

13

 

0

13

1

Destination proximity total

      

7

91

5

Disaster mitigation

Trees and shade

1

  

1

5

    

Parks and park area

    

8

    

Disaster mitigation total

1

  

1

13

 

2

13

0

Distance to public transport

     

14

 

0

14

0

Diverse housing and land use

     

15

 

0

15

0

Multi-component category

General environment supportive of physical activity

6

2

  

1

    

Walkability and walking-friendly environment

2

  

3

9

    

New urbanist designed development

   

6

6

    

Total favorable features

8

2

 

9

16

 

17

18

0

General environment compromising physical activity

 

1

    

0

1

0

Multicomponent category

      

17

19

0

  1. Note “+” = positive relationship / increased physical activity, “0” = null relationship, “-“ = negative relationship / compromised physical activity