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ArticleObesity facts2018

Differential Associations of Walking and Cycling with Body Weight, Body Fat and Fat Distribution - the ACTI-Cités Project.

Mehdi Menai, Hélène Charreire, Pilar Galan, Chantal Simon, Julie-Anne Nazare, Camille Perchoux, Christiane Weber, Christophe Enaux, Serge Hercberg, Léopold Fezeu and 1 more

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Article in Obesity facts, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Mehdi Menai
Hélène Charreire
Pilar Galan
Chantal Simon
Julie-Anne Nazare
Camille Perchoux
Christiane Weber
Christophe Enaux
Serge Hercberg
Léopold Fezeu
Jean-Michel Oppert
Inserm · FRLaboratoire CarMeN · FRUniversité Paris Cité · FREquipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle · FRHospices Civils de Lyon · FRLaboratoire Image, Ville, Environnement · FRUniversité de Montpellier · FR

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundResearch on the associations between walking and cycling with obesity-related phenotypes is growing but relies mostly on the use of BMI. The purpose of this study was to analyze associations of walking and cycling behaviors assessed separately with various obesity markers in French adults.

methodsIn 12,776 adult participants (71.3% women) of the on-going NutriNet Santé web-cohort, we assessed by self-report past-month walking and cycling (for commuting, errands and leisure), and obesity measures were taken during a visit at a clinical center (weight, height, waist circumference, and percent body fat by bioimpedance).

resultsIn analyses not taking into account other types of physical activity (household, leisure), walking more than 2.5 h/week was associated in women with lower weight (-1.8 kg), waist circumference (-1.7 cm) and percent body fat (-1.1%) (all p < 0.001). Cycling more than 1.5 h/week was associated in men and women with lower weight (-4.3 and -1.4 kg, respectively), waist circumference (-4.4 and -2.1 cm, respectively), and percent body fat (-2.5 and -1.9 % respectively) (all p < 0.001). Results were unaltered when analyses were further adjusted on household and leisure physical activity.

conclusionThese results show important differences between walking and cycling in their association with obesity markers in men and women. These findings provide some evidence for the need to consider separately walking and cycling when designing public health measures for prevention of obesity in adults.

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Body WeightAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBicyclingBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFranceHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityProspective StudiesSelf ReportEpidemiologyObesityPhysical activity

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PMCPMC6103342
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