SynthesisAmerican journal of epidemiology2019
Associations of Public Transportation Use With Cardiometabolic Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Associations between the built environment and obesity: an umbrella review.International journal of health geographics · 2021Pooled it
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- Impact of changes in commuting mode on body weight among Japanese workers: a longitudinal study.Journal of occupational health · 2024Article
- Lockdown and psychological stress in Wuhan, China.PloS one · 2023Article
- Development of an objectively measured walkability index for the Netherlands.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
- Transit Use and Health Care Costs: A Cross-sectional Analysis.Journal of transport & health · 2022Article
- A multi-scalar perspective on health and urban housing: an umbrella review.Buildings & cities · 2021Article
- Objectively Measured Built Environments and Cardiovascular Diseases in Middle-Aged and Older Korean Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Associations of active travel with adiposity among children and socioeconomic differentials: a longitudinal study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- The social and physical workplace environment and commute mode: A natural experimental study.Preventive medicine reports · 2020Article
- Moving Toward Physical Activity Targets by Walking to Transit: National Household Transportation Survey, 2001-2017.American journal of preventive medicine · 2020Article
- COVID-19 presents opportunities and threats to transport and health.Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 2020Article
- Associations between commute mode and cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all-cause mortality, and cancer incidence, using linked Census data over 25 years in England and Wales: a cohort study.The Lancet. Planetary health · 2020Article
- Association of changes in commute mode with body mass index and visceral adiposity: a longitudinal study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Article
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Abstract
Public transportation provides an opportunity to incorporate physical activity into journeys, but potential health impacts have not been systematically examined. We searched the literature for articles on public transportation and health published through December 2017 using Google (Google Inc., Mountain View, California), 5 medical databases, and 1 transportation-related database. We identified longitudinal studies which examined associations between public transportation and cardiometabolic health (including adiposity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease). We assessed study quality using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for cohort studies and performed meta-analyses where possible. Ten studies were identified, 7 investigating use of public transportation and 3 examining proximity to public transportation. Seven studies used individual-level data on changes in body mass index (BMI; weight (kg)/height (m)2), with objective outcomes being measured in 6 studies. Study follow-up ranged from 1 year to 10 years, and 3 studies adjusted for nontransportation physical activity. We found a consistent association between use of public transportation and lower BMI. Meta-analysis of data from 5 comparable studies found that switching from automobile use to public transportation was associated with lower BMI (-0.30 units, 95% confidence interval: -0.47, -0.14). Few studies have investigated associations between public transportation use and nonadiposity outcomes. These findings suggest that sustainable urban design which promotes public transportation use may produce modest reductions in population BMI.
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