Community built environment

Community built environment has been studied in 2 papers since 2025: 1 observational study in people, 1 review; 1 in the past year. The newest paper, Sep 29, 2026: “Associations between community built environment and leisure-time physical activity among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis”.

Exposure

2 papers study it4 findingsUpdated Sep 29, 2026

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“An improved community built environment can enhance health status among older adults.”

Identify the direct and indirect impacts of the community built environment on the health of older adultsFrontiers in public health2025doi:10.3389/fpubh.2025.1478337

None of its findings points the other way.

2 independent labs in 1 country

Funder: Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province

Humans1

What did studies of Community built environment find?

Studies of Community built environment measured 1 outcome; the most studied are health status (1 study).

Health status

upin humans1

1 study

Community built environment is linked with better health status in humans.
“An improved community built environment can enhance health status among older adults.”
Humansn = 494
Identify the direct and indirect impacts of the community built environment on the health of older adults
Frontiers in public healthMar 31, 2025

What is Community built environment linked with?

Studies link Community built environment with 3 measures, most often neighborhood leisure-time walking (1 study), general leisure-time physical activity (1) and leisure-time walking (1).

Neighborhood leisure-time walking

no changein humans1

1 study

Community built environment is associated with neighborhood leisure-time walking in humans (Categorical-contrast meta-analysis; very few independent study samples).
“NLTW was not significantly associated with the overall built environment.”
ReviewCategorical-contrast meta-analysis; very few independent study samples
Associations between community built environment and leisure-time physical activity among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Frontiers in public healthSep 29, 2026

General leisure-time physical activity

upin humans1OR 1.18

1 study

Community built environment is associated with general leisure-time physical activity in humans (Primary categorical-contrast meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies) (OR 1.180, 95% CI 1.089–1.278).
“More favourable community built environments were associated with higher LTW and General LTPA among older adults”
ReviewPrimary categorical-contrast meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies
Associations between community built environment and leisure-time physical activity among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Frontiers in public healthSep 29, 2026

Leisure-time walking

upin humans1OR 1.103

1 study

Community built environment is associated with leisure-time walking in humans (Primary categorical-contrast meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies) (OR 1.103, 95% CI 1.022–1.191).
“more favourable built environments were associated with higher LTW (OR = 1.103, 95% CI 1.022-1.191)”
ReviewPrimary categorical-contrast meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies
Associations between community built environment and leisure-time physical activity among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Frontiers in public healthSep 29, 2026