Table 2.
Distribution of the included studies, their overall findings and some design characteristics
| Characteristics | Included studies | Overall study findings | ||||
| Null | Mixed | Expected | Studies with expected findings (%) | |||
| N | % | N | N | N | ||
| All | 66 | 100 | 30 | 13 | 23 | 35 |
| Outcome | ||||||
| BMI | 50 | 76 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 38 |
| BMI and waist circumference | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | . | . |
| Waist circumference | 5 | 8 | 2 | . | 3 | 60 |
| Weight | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | . | . |
| Adipose tissue volume | 1 | 2 | . | . | 1 | 100 |
| All | 66 | 100 | ||||
| Type of attribute | ||||||
| Built environment | 32 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| Socioeconomic | 30 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 50 |
| Both | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| All | 66 | 100 | ||||
| Geographic unit | ||||||
| Census limits | 25 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 44 |
| Euclidean Buffer | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 31 |
| Other | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Administrative limits | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 44 |
| Network buffer | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| Self-reported | 2 | 3 | . | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| All | 66 | 100 | ||||
| Residential mobility | ||||||
| Stayers and movers | 46 | 70 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 37 |
| Stayers | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 33 |
| Stratified | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 |
| Movers | 2 | 3 | 2 | . | . | . |
| All | 66 | 100 | ||||
| Change in neighbourhood characteristics | ||||||
| No | 38 | 58 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 45 |
| Yes | 28 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| All | 66 | 100 | ||||
| Typology | ||||||
| Varying Outcome-Varying Exposure | 32 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| Varying Outcome–Fixed Exposure | 28 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 39 |
| Fixed Outcome-Varying Exposure | 6 | 9 | 2 | . | 4 | 67 |
| All | 66 | 100 | ||||
BMI, Body Mass Index.