Table 6 Summary of findings table for comparison 1.2: Active transport interventions
Patient or population: Children and adults, both living in the community as well as those travelling to and from school and work, respectively Setting: Communities and neighbourhoods in HICs Intervention: Creating or upgrading sidewalks, crosswalks, walking, cycling and running paths, light rail routes (e.g. street cars, trams), improvement of the near-school cycling and walking environment, or a motorway Comparison: no new intervention | |||
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Outcomes | № of studies | Certainty of the evidence (GRADE) | Impact |
Physical activity assessed with: proportion/time cycling, biking, walking, MVPA, transit related active trips follow-up: 1 year to 10 years | 16 CBA studies, 1 ITS | ⊕ ⊝ ⊝ ⊝ VERY LOW a, b | Seven studies reported a clear effect favouring the intervention, six studies reported an unclear effect potentially favouring the intervention, three studies reported an unclear effect potentially favouring the control, and one study reported a clear effect favouring the control |
Body weight assessed with: BMI follow up: 12 months | 2 CBA studies | ⊕ ⊝ ⊝ ⊝ VERY LOWa | One study observed a clear effect favouring the intervention and one study observed an unclear effect potentially favouring the control |
Blood pressure | 0 studies | - | Not reported |
CVD morbidity | 0 studies | - | Not reported |
Diabetes morbidity | 0 studies | - | Not reported |
CVD mortality | 0 studies | - | Not reported |
Diabetes mortality | 0 studies | - | Not reported |