Association between neighborhood aesthetics and childhood obesity
- Qu, Pengfei
- Luo, Miyang
- Wu, Yang
- Zhang, Fan
- Vos, Heleen
- Gu, Xinqian
- Mi, Yang
- Luo, Xiaoqin
- Jia, Peng
DOIAbstract
SECTIONSPDFPDFTOOLS SHARE Summary The lack of neighbourhood aesthetics (e.g. public art and well‐maintained properties) may reduce walkability in the neighbourhood and increase the risk of childhood obesity. In this study, a literature search was conducted in the Cochrane Library, PubMed and Web of Science for articles published before January 1, 2019 to analyse the associations between neighbourhood aesthetics and weight‐related behaviours and outcomes among children and adolescents aged <18. One cohort study and 24 cross‐sectional studies, conducted in 10 countries with a median sample size of 1124 were identified. Neighbourhood aesthetics was more commonly assessed by self‐reported or parent‐reported perceptions than objective measuremen...
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