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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical inactivity is a major public health concern, exacerbated in countries with a (sub)tropical climate. The built environment can facilitate physical activity; however, current evidence is mainly from North American and European countries with activity-friendly climate conditions. This study explored associations between built environment features and physical activity in global tropical or subtropical dry or desert climate regions.

Methods

A systematic review of four major databases (Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and SportDISCUS) was performed. To be included, studies had to investigate associations between perceived or objective built environment characteristics and adult's physical activity and had to be conducted in a location with (sub)tropical climate

SUBMITTER: Nigg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11107026 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature