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ArticlePediatric obesity2018

Regional comparisons of walking or bicycling for fun or exercise and for active transport in a nationally distributed sample of community-based youth.

R P Saunders, M Dowda, K McIver, R R Pate, Healthy Communities Study Team

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Article in Pediatric obesity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

R P SaundersDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0530-1342
M DowdaDepartment of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
K McIverDepartment of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Healthy Communities Study Team
University of South Carolina · US

Funding

DHHS HHSN268201000041CEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DisordersNCI NIH HHSNHLBI NIH HHS HHSN268201000041CNIH Office of Behavioural and Social Sciences Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysical activity helps prevent excessive weight gain in youth. Few studies have examined regional variations in common activities, walking and bicycling.

objectiveThe primary aim was to examine participation in previous 7-day walking/bicycling for active transport and for fun/exercise by region, gender and age groups.

methodsChildren (n = 2693) from 130 diverse, geographically distributed US communities reported participation in previous 7-day walking/bicycling. Mixed model ANOVAs were used to compare walking/bicycling by region, gender and age groups using Healthy Communities Study data.

resultsWalking/bicycling for fun/exercise was higher in the Midwest, South and West compared with the Northeast, with the same regional patterns for boys, girls and 9-11-year olds. Walking/bicycling to non-school destinations was higher in the Midwest compared with the South and Northeast, with the same pattern for girls and 9-11-year olds. Walking/bicycling to school was higher Midwest, Northeast and West compared with the South, with similar patterns for girls and 12-15-year olds.

conclusionsWalking/bicycling for fun/exercise and to non-school destinations had higher prevalence than active transport to school. The Northeast reported lower walking/bicycling for fun/exercise; the South and Northeast reported lower walking/bicycling to non-school destinations. Program/policy initiatives should consider contextual demographic influences, as well as purpose/destination of walking/bicycling.

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AdolescentBicyclingChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleRecreationSchoolsTransportationUnited StatesWalkingActive transportbicyclingchildrenwalking

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PMID29900698
PMCPMC6197905
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