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Table 2 Study characteristics of studies investigating physical activity environment, food environment, residential noise and diabetes mellitus

From: Built environmental characteristics and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Year

Country

Income level

Study design

Sample size

Age

Outcomea

Outcome assessmentb

Exposure category

Exposure assessment

Level geodata

Quality statement

Ahern et al. [46]

2011

US

High

Cross-sectional

3128

NR

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Secondary

PA, food

Place of residence

Aggregate

Moderate

AlHasan et al. [69]

2016

US

High

Cross-sectional

NA

NR

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Secondary

Food

GIS

Aggregate

Strong

Astell-Burt et al. [42]

2014

Australia

High

Cross-sectional

48,072

28% 45–55 years 39% >65 years

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Self-report

PA

GIS

Individual

Moderate

Auchincloss et al. [47]

2009

US

High

Longitudinal

2285

62.1 ± 10

T2DM incidence

Blood sample, self-report

PA, food

Self-report

Individual

Moderate

Bodicoat et al. [44]

2014

UK

High

Cross-sectional

10,476

59 ± 10.4

T2DM prevalence

Secondary (screen detected)

PA

GIS

Individual

Strong

Bodicoat et al. [72]

2015

UK

High

Cross-sectional

10,461

59 ± 10.4

T2DM prevalence

Secondary (screen detected)

Food

GIS

Individual

Strong

Booth et al. [19]

2013

Canada

High

Longitudinal

1,024,380

30–64 years (NR)

T2DM/T1DM incidence

Secondary

PA

  

Moderate

Braun et al. [80]

2015

US

High

Cross-sectional

NA

NR

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Secondary

PA, food

Register

Aggregate

Moderate

Braun et al. [58]

2016

US

High

Longitudinal

1079

39.7 ± 3.7

Glycaemic marker: ln(HOMA index)

Blood sample

PA

GIS

Individual

Strong

Braun et al. [57]

2016

US

High

Longitudinal

583

69.4 ± 9.5

Glycaemic marker: fasting glucose

Blood sample

PA

GIS

Individual

Strong

Cai et al. [82]

2017

Netherlands

High

Cross-sectional

93,277

44.9 ± 12.3

Glycaemic marker: fasting glucose

Blood sample

Noise

GIS

Aggregate

Strong

Carroll et al. [71]

2017

Australia

High

Longitudinal

2582

50 ± 15

Glycaemic marker: HbA1c

Blood sample

Food

GIS

Aggregate

Moderate

Christine et al. [48]

2015

US

High

Longitudinal

2157

60.7 ± 9.9

T2DM incidence

Blood sample

PA, food

GIS, self-report

Individual

Strong

Creatore et al. [20]

2016

Canada

High

Longitudinal

±4,505,000

61% 30–49 years 34% 50–65 years

T2DM/T1DM incidence

Secondary

PA

GIS

Aggregate

Strong

Cunningham-Myrie et al. [49]

2015

Jamaica

Upper middle

Cross-sectional

2848

36.9 ± 2.7

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Blood sample

PA

Environmental audit

Individual

Strong

Dalton et al. [59]

2016

UK

High

Longitudinal

23,865

59.1 ± 9.3

T2DM/T1DM incidence

Self-report

PA

GIS

Individual

Strong

Dzhambov et al. [83]

2016

Bulgaria

Upper middle

Cross-sectional

581

36.5 ± 15.4

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Secondary

Noise

Secondary

Aggregate

Moderate

Eichinger et al. [50]

2015

Austria

High

Cross-sectional

660

47.1 ± 14.1

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Blood sample

PA

Self-report

Individual

Moderate

Eriksson et al. [85]

2014

Sweden

High

Longitudinal

5156

47 ± 5

T2DM incidence

Blood sample

Noise

GIS

Individual

Moderate

Flynt et al. [73]

2015

US

High

Cross-sectional

NA

NR

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Secondary

Food

Secondary

Aggregate

Moderate

Frankenfeld et al. [74]

2015

US

High

Cross-sectional

3227

11% >65 years 75% >18 years

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Blood sample

Food

GIS

Aggregate

Moderate

Freedman et al. [68]

2011

US

High

Cross-sectional

NA

100% >50 years

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Self-report

PA, food

Secondary

Aggregate

Moderate

Fujiware et al. [60]

2017

Japan

High

Cross-sectional

8904

72.5 ± 5.2

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Blood sample

PA, food

GIS

Individual

Moderate

Gebreab et al. [61]

2017

US

High

Longitudinal

3661

54 ± 12

T2DM incidence

Blood sample

PA, Food

GIS

Individual

Strong

Glazier et al. [21]

2014

Canada

High

Cross-sectional

2,446,029

 

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Secondary

PA

GIS

Aggregate

Moderate

Hipp et al. [78]

2015

US

High

Cross-sectional

3109 counties

 

T2D prevalence

Secondary

Food

GIS

Aggregate

Moderate

Heideman et al. [86]

2014

Germany

High

Longitudinal

3604

44.8 ± 13.7

T2DM incidence

Secondary

Noise

Self-report

Individual

Strong

Lee et al. [45]

2015

Korea

High

Cross-sectional

13,478

47.6 ± 12.2

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Secondary

PA

GIS

Aggregate

Moderate

Liu et al. [79]

2014

US

High

Cross-sectional

17,254

46.5 ± 18.5

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Blood sample

PA, food

Self-report

Individual

Strong

Loo et al. [62]

2017

Canada

High

Cross-sectional

78,023

35% 18–40 years 23% >65 years

Glycaemic marker: HbA1c and fasting glucose

Blood sample

PA

GIS

Individual

Strong

Maas et al. [66]

2009

Netherlands

High

Cross-sectional

345,103

38% >45 years 63% < 45 years

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Secondary

PA

Register

Individual

Moderate

Mena et al. [53]

2015

Chile

High

Cross-sectional

832

45 ± 14

Glycaemic marker: Fasting glucose level

Blood sample

PA, food

GIS

Individual

Moderate

Meyer et al. [81]

2015

US

High

Longitudinal

14,379 (observations)

45.2 ± 3.6

Glycaemic marker: HOMA index

Blood sample

PA, food

GIS

Individual

Moderate

Mezuk et al. [70]

2016

Sweden

High

Longitudinal

2,948,851

NR

T2DM incidence

Secondary

Food

GIS

Individual

Strong

Morland et al. [75]

2006

US

High

Cross-sectional

10,763

100% >50 years

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Blood sample

Food

GIS

Aggregate

Moderate

Müller-Riemenschneider et al. [65]

2013

Australia

High

Cross-sectional

5970

29% >65 years 30% < 45 years

T2DM prevalence

Self-report

PA

GIS

Individual

Strong

Myers et al. [63]

2016

US

High

Cross-sectional

NA

NR

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Secondary

PA, food

Secondary

Aggregate

Moderate

Ngom et al. [64]

2016

Canada

High

Cross-sectional

3,920,000

NR

T2DM/T1DM prevalence

Secondary

PA

GIS

Aggregate

Strong

Paquet et al. [54]

2014

Australia

High

Longitudinal

3145

51.5 ± 15.5

T2DM incidence

Blood sample

PA, food

GIS

Individual

Moderate

Schootman et al. [56]

2007

US

High

Longitudinal

644

56.2 ± 4.3

T2DM/T1DM incidence

Self-report

PA, noise

Self-report, environmental audit

Individual

Moderate

Sørensen et al. [84]

2013

Denmark

High

Longitudinal

57,053

56.1 (50.7–64.2)

T2DM/T1DM incidence

Secondary

Noise

GIS

Individual

Moderate

Sundquist et al. [22]

2015

Sweden

High

Longitudinal

512,061

55 ± 14.9

T2DM incidence

Secondary

PA

GIS

Aggregate

Moderate

  1. GIS geographic information systems, NA not applicable, NR not recorded, PA physical activity, T1DM type 1 diabetes mellitus, T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus
  2. aPrevalence is incidence or glycaemic marker level
  3. bBlood sample: study diagnosed diabetes based on glycaemic marker or oral glucose tolerance test; secondary: from data sources such as national health survey; self-report: ever diagnosed with diabetes