ArticleFrontiers in public health2022
Exploring the Mediating Effect of Physical Activities on Built Environment and Obesity for Elderly People: Evidence From Shanghai, China.
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- Associations Between the Built Environment and Adult Obesity and the Mediating Role of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
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- Effects of green space on physical activity and body weight status among Chinese adults: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
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- The association between physical activity level in older adults and community park characteristics: a configural path analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
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- Identify the direct and indirect impacts of the community built environment on the health of older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Loneliness, Psychological Well-being, Depression, and Social Participation in the Older Persons: Rural and Urban Differences.Current aging science · 2024Article
- Effect of built environment on BMI of older adults in regions of different socio-economic statuses.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Public Health Safety in Community Living Circles Based on a Behavioral Motivation Perspective: Theoretical Framework and Evaluation System.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- How Do Different Urban Footpath Environments Affect the Jogging Preferences of Residents of Different Genders? Empirical Research Based on Trajectory Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
There is still a scarcity of literature on the specific mechanisms of the linkage between the built environment and obesity. As a result, this study investigated whether and how physical activities mediate the associations between the objective built environment and the BMI of elderly people. To investigate the effect of the duration and intensity of physical activity on the effect of the built environment, the study made use of the bootstrap method. In general, we discovered that physical activity duration has a huge mediating effect on the elderly people in Shanghai, especially with respect to the density and accessibility of facilities (gyms, parks, fast-food restaurants) that can greatly stimulate physical activity in elderly people to reduce their BMI. There were both direct and indirect effects on their BMI, which means that the health benefits of green spaces for older people may be more complicated than first thought.
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