ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2013
Is walking to school associated with improved metabolic health?
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Associations among Active Commuting to School and Prevalence of Obesity in Adolescents: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Active Commuting and Physical Fitness: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Association of Genetic, Environmental, and Nutritional Factors With Metabolic Phenotypes of Obesity: A Scoping Review.Journal of obesity · 2025Article
- Active School Commuting in School Children: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence and Future Research Implications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Parental support for physical activity and children's physical activities: a cross-sectional study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
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- High waist-to-height ratio and associated factors in adolescents from a city in Southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2021Article
- Active travelling to school is not associated with increased total daily physical activity levels, or reduced obesity and cardiovascular/pulmonary health parameters in 10-12-year olds: a cross-sectional cohort study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2020Article
- Active or Passive Commuter? Discrepancies in Cut-off Criteria among Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Physical activity and sedentary behavior among Chinese children aged 6-17 years: a cross-sectional analysis of 2010-2012 China National Nutrition and health survey.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Is the decline of active travel to school unavoidable by-products of economic growth and urbanization in developing countries?Sustainable cities and society · 2019Article
- Combined effect of different factors on weight status and cardiometabolic risk in Italian adolescents.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2019Article
- Environmental and Socio-demographic Factors Associated with 6-10-Year-Old Children's School Travel in Urban and Non-urban Settings.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2018Article
- Dietary inflammatory index and academic performance in children.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
- Associations between the duration of active commuting to school and academic achievement in rural Chilean adolescents.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2017Article
- Do South African Children Actively Commute to School?Iranian journal of public health · 2016Article
- Active school transport and weekday physical activity in 9-11-year-old children from 12 countries.International journal of obesity supplements · 2015Article
- Lifestyle interventions to reduce diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk among children.Current diabetes reports · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundActive commuting to/from school is an important source of physical activity that has been declining over the past years. Although it is an affordable and simple way of increasing physical activity levels it is still unclear whether it has enough potential to improve health. Therefore, the aim of this cross sectional study was to examine the relationship between active commuting to/from school and metabolic risk factors in 10 to 12 year old children.
methodsParticipants were 229 adolescents, selected through consecutive sampling, (121 girls) with mean age of 11.65 (±0.73) years old from Porto, Portugal. Means of transport to/from school was accessed by asking: "How do you usually travel to school?" and "How do you usually travel from school?". Active commuting was considered if children reported at least one of the trips (to or from school) by active means. Total physical activity was obtained with Actigraph accelerometer for 7 consecutive days. Lipid profile measurements were conducted with Cholestech LDX® analyser. Waist circumference and blood pressure were measured by standard methods. The criteria for metabolic syndrome defined by International Diabetes Federation for children and adolescents were used.
resultsAdjusted binary logistic regression analysis suggested that walkers have higher odds to have a better waist circumference (OR = 2.64, 95% CI = 1.63-6.01) and better high density lipoprotein cholesterol (OR = 2.14, 95% CI = 1.01-4.52) profiles than non-active commuters, independent of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. No associations were found for other metabolic risk factors.
conclusionsExertions to increase and maintain walking to school may be particularly relevant as it is likely to have a positive impact on children's health and eventually decrease metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.
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