SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2021
Neighbourhood residential density and childhood obesity.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Natural environment and childhood obesity: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
- Neighbourhood residential density and childhood obesity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
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- Is the neighbourhood environment associated with indicators of health in children and adolescents? Developing and testing a new proof-of-concept Healthy Environments Index for Children in Taranaki, New Zealand.International journal of health geographics · 2025Article
- Distributed lag models for retrospective cohort data with application to a study of built environment and body weight.Biometrics · 2025Article
- The Association Between a Neighborhood Adverse Childhood Experiences Index and Body Mass Index Among New York City Youth.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2024Article
- The Built Environment and Childhood Obesity.Pediatric clinics of North America · 2024Review
- Long-Term Exposure to Walkable Residential Neighborhoods and Risk of Obesity-Related Cancer in the New York University Women's Health Study (NYUWHS).Environmental health perspectives · 2023Article
- Association between the built environment and moderate to vigorous leisure-time physical activity among suzhou adolescents: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Childhood obesity inequality in northeast China: joint effect of social economic status and school neighborhood environment.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Understanding cross-data dynamics of individual and social/environmental factors through a public health lens: explainable machine learning approaches.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Environment and child well-being: A scoping review of reviews to guide policies.Health promotion perspectives · 2023Article
- A changed research landscape of youth's obesogenic behaviours and environments in the post-COVID-19 era.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Article
- Urban sprawl and childhood obesity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Article
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Abstract
Residential density is considered an important attribute of the built environment that may be relevant to childhood obesity. However, findings remain inconclusive, and there are no reviews yet on the association between residential density and childhood obesity. This study aimed to systematically review the associations between residential density and weight-related behaviours and outcomes. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using the Cochrane Library, PubMed and Web of Science for articles published before 1 January 2019. A total of 35 studies conducted in 14 countries were identified, including 33 cross-sectional studies, one longitudinal study and one containing both study designs. Residential density was measured by Geographic Information Systems in 28 studies within a varied radius from 0.25 to 2 km around the individual residence. Our study found a general positive association between residential density and physical activity (PA); no significant associations were observed. This study provided evidence for a supportive role of residential density in promoting PA among children. However, it remained difficult to draw a conclusion between residential density and childhood obesity. Future longitudinal studies are warranted to confirm this association.
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