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| Title: | Access to public transport and childhood obesity : a systematic review | Authors: | Xu, F Jin, LL Qin, ZZ Chen, X Xu, Z He, J Wang, ZY Ji, W Ren, F Du, QY Xiong, YQ Jia, P |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Source: | Obesity reviews, 2020, p. 1-10, https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12987 | Abstract: | The lack of access to public transport is generally considered to be a risk factor for childhood obesity by discouraging active transport and thus physical activity. To explore the association between access to public transport and childhood obesity, we have conducted a systematic literature search in the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Web of Science for studies published before January 1, 2019. A total of 25 cross-sectional and two longitudinal studies conducted in 10 countries were identified. Inconsistent findings were identified arising from a great variety of sample characteristics, definitions of exposure (ie, access to public transport), and outcome variables (eg, obesity), and analysis methods. While over half of the studies showed null associations between access to public transport and childhood obesity, we have observed more positive than negative associations among the rest of the studies. These observations suggest that an increased level of access to public transport may have a health-promoting effect and hence prevent the development of childhood obesity. However, this conclusion needs to be further corroborated in future research on the basis of large-sample health surveys, in situ observations, and comparative analyses among different study areas. | Keywords: | Built environment Obesity Physical activity Public transport |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell | Journal: | Obesity reviews | ISSN: | 1467-7881 | EISSN: | 1467-789X | DOI: | 10.1111/obr.12987 | Rights: | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial‐NoDerivs License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. © 2020 The Authors. Obesity Reviews published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of World Obesity Federation The following publication Xu, F., Jin, L. L., Qin, Z. Z., Chen, X., Xu, Z., He, J., ... & Peng, J. (2020). Access to public transport and childhood obesity: A systematic review. Obesity reviews, 1-10 is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12987 |
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