Environmental Risk Factors for Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Different elements of the environment have been posited to influence type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This systematic review summarizes evidence on the environmental determinants of T2DM identified in four databases. It proposes a theoretical framework illustrating the link between environment and T2DM, and briefly discusses some methodological challenges and potential solutions, and opportunities for future research. Walkability, air pollution, food and physical activity environment and roadways proximity were the most common environmental characteristics studied. Of the more than 200 reported and extracted relationships assessed in 60 studies, 82 showed significant association in the expected direction. In general, higher levels of walkability and green space were associated with lower T

SUBMITTER: Dendup T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5800177 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature