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Table 5 Synthesis of built environment associations with MVPA

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

-

Demand management

Parking restrictions

 

1

    

0

1

0

Density

  

5

1

 

3

4

0

8

5

Design

Connectivity

2

8

1

1

6

1

   

Walking/cycling infrastructure

1

14

       

Total favorable features

3

22

1

1

6

1

4

28

2

Unfavorable walking/cycling infrastructure

 

5

    

0

5

0

Design total

      

4

35

2

Desirability

General safety

1

11

  

2

    

Crime safety

3

4

1

      

Traffic safety

2

11

       

Aesthetics

5

8

       

Total favorable features

11

34

1

0

2

0

11

36

1

Compromised general safety

 

5

1

      

Criminality and crime concerns

 

8

4

      

Traffic hazards and concerns

 

7

2

 

1

    

Unfavorable aesthetics

 

1

       

Total

0

21

7

0

1

0

0

22

7

Desirability total

      

18

58

1

Destination accessibility

Destination mix

2

        

Parks, natural features, and public open space

3

10

  

4

1

   

Public transport

 

1

  

1

1

   

Recreational facilities

3

1

 

3

1

    

Shops and services for daily living

1

8

  

2

2

   

Walking/cycling infrastructure

 

1

       

Friendly topography

 

2

       

Total favorable features

9

23

 

3

8

4

12

31

4

Inaccessible recreational facilities

 

1

       

Inaccessible shops and services for daily living

  

1

      

Inaccessible parks, natural features, and public open space

    

1

    

Unfriendly topography

 

4

  

1

    

Total unfavorable features

0

5

1

0

2

0

0

7

1

Destination accessibility total

      

13

38

4

Destination proximity

Proximate destination mix

   

1

2

    

Proximate parks, natural features, and public open space

2

3

1

      

Proximate recreational facilities

 

5

       

Proximate shops and services for daily living

 

2

       

Total favorable features

2

10

1

1

2

0

3

12

1

Distance to destination mix

    

1

    

Distance to parks, natural features, and public open space

   

1

2

    

Distance to recreational facilities

    

3

    

Distance to shops and services for daily living

    

4

    

Distance to walking/cycling infrastructure

    

1

    

Total unfavorable features

0

0

0

1

11

0

1

11

0

Destination proximity total

      

3

23

2

Disaster mitigation

General greenery

 

1

       

Trees and shade

 

1

       

Disaster mitigation total

 

2

    

0

2

0

Distance to public transport

  

3

  

2

 

0

5

0

Diverse housing and land use

  

4

 

1

5

1

1

9

1

Multi-component category

General environment supportive of physical activity

1

1

  

2

    

Walkability and walking-friendly environment

1

1

  

3

3

   

New urbanist designed development

   

5

1

    

Total favorable features

2

2

0

5

6

3

7

8

3

General environment compromising physical activity

1

     

1

0

0

Multi-component category total

      

7

8

4

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