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SynthesisThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2011

The relationship between active travel to school and health-related fitness in children and adolescents: a systematic review.

David R Lubans, Colin A Boreham, Paul Kelly, Charlie E Foster

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 125 papers, 17 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

125 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Associations among Active Commuting to School and Prevalence of Obesity in Adolescents: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  8. Active Commuting and Physical Fitness: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  12. Parental Correlates of Outdoor Play in Boys and Girls Aged 0 to 12-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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  20. Bicycle Trains, Cycling, and Physical Activity: A Pilot Cluster RCT.American journal of preventive medicine · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

David R LubansSchool of Education, University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus, Australia. David.Lubans@newcastle.edu.au
Colin A Boreham
Paul Kelly
Charlie E Foster

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundActive travel to school (ATS) has been identified as an important source of physical activity for youth. However, the relationship between ATS and health-related fitness (HRF) among youth remains unclear.

methodsA systematic search of seven electronic databases (EMBASE, OVID MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus and TRIS on line) was conducted in December 2009 and studies published since 1980 were considered for inclusion.

resultsTwenty seven articles were identified that explored the relationship between ATS and the following aspects of HRF: weight status/body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness and flexibility. Forty-eight percent of the studies that examined the relationship between ATS and weight status/body composition reported significant associations, this increased to 55% once poor quality studies were removed. Furthermore, the findings from five studies, including one longitudinal study, indicate that ATS is positively associated with cardiorespiratory fitness in youth. However, the evidence for the relationships between ATS and muscular fitness or flexibility is equivocal and limited by low study numbers.

conclusionsThere is some evidence to suggest that ATS is associated with a healthier body composition and level of cardiorespiratory fitness among youth. Strategies to increase ATS are warranted and should be included in whole-of-school approaches to the promotion of physical activity.

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Activities of Daily LivingHealth StatusMotor ActivityPhysical FitnessAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorBody CompositionBody Mass IndexChildChild BehaviorChild, PreschoolFemaleHealth PromotionHumansLocomotionMale

Identifiers

PMID21269514
PMCPMC3039551

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