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Micro-environmental characteristics related to body weight, diet, and physical activity of children and adolescents: a systematic umbrella review.
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PMID:  21547807     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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This umbrella review analyzed the relationships between social and physical micro-environmental (neighborhood, school) characteristics as predictors of child and adolescent diet, physical activity, and body weight. Eight systematic reviews, discussing 132 original studies (97% correlational, 3% experimental) yielded 98 social, physical, and socio-economic characteristics, as categorized in the original reviews. Among micro-environmental predictors stronger support (i.e., replicated results) was obtained for 12 out of 98 original micro-environmental variables, with physical activity as the outcome in 10 out of 12 cases. In particular, replicated significant relationships were found for several physical activity-specific neighborhood and school characteristics (e.g., community opportunities to exercise, lower costs of physical activity facilities, physical activity build environment) and adolescent physical activity. Among more general (i.e., not behavior-specific) micro-environmental characteristics, stronger support was found for low crime level, school type, and child/adolescent physical activity.
Authors:
Magdalena Safron; Aleksandra Cislak; Tania Gaspar; Aleksandra Luszczynska
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-4-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of environmental health research     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1369-1619     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-5-6     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9106628     Medline TA:  Int J Environ Health Res     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  1-25     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland.
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