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Table 2 Summary of relationships observed between exposures and transport-related physical activity outcomes

From: Correlates and determinants of transport-related physical activity among adults: an interdisciplinary systematic review

 

Factor

Positive, n

Negative, n

No association, n

Individual

Age, older

3

12

24

Sex, male

9

3

21

Health

Self-report

5

-

6

Weight / body mass index

1

4

6

Health behaviours (smoking, alcohol)

-

3

4

Ethnicity, white

1

4

9

Marital status, partnered

1

4

7

Number of dependants

1

2

4

Pet ownership

1

1

3

Employment, employed

1

4

7

Income, greater

3

9

7

Education, higher

6

4

15

Socio-economic status, greater

-

9

1

Motor vehicle

Access

-

7

7

Parking

-

1

1

Attitudes

-

1

-

Self-efficacy

5

-

-

Physical activity attitudes and behaviours

6

-

8

Attitudes, behaviours, and beliefs

-

1

6

Social

Social cohesion

2

-

9

Social modelling

3

-

4

Normalisation

5

1

3

Environmental

Distance

-

11

1

Destination

14

-

2

Land-use mix

7

1

7

Walkability

5

-

2

Connectivity

10

1

10

Supportive infrastructure

8

1

9

Public transport

13

1

1

Traffic

2

-

9

Urban vs rural, urban

3

2

6

Population and land density

5

1

10

Green spaces

3

2

3

Gradient, flat

1

-

3

Park access / visitation

1

-

3

Location, river/coast

2

-

-

Aesthetics

12

2

11

Weather

1

-

2

Safety

13

5

12

Streetlighting

7

-

3