Urban-rural differences in the association between blood lipids and characteristics of the built environment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The built environment defines opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity and may thus be related to blood lipids. The aim of this study is to systematically analyse the scientific evidence on associations between built-environment characteristics and blood lipid levels in adults.

Methods

PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science were searched for peer-reviewed papers on population-based studies up to 9 October 2017. We included studies that reported on built-environment characteristics and blood lipid levels in adult populations (≥18 years). Two reviewers independently screened titles/abstracts and full-texts of papers and appraised the risk of bias of included studies using an adapted version of the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. We perfo

SUBMITTER: de Groot R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347938 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature