Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Active Transportation and Obesity Indicators in Adults from Latin America: ELANS Multi-Country Study.
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- Active transportation is associated with lower obesity risk: generalized structural equations model applied to physical activity.Cadernos de saude publica · 2025Article
- Are the different cut-off points for sitting time associated with excess weight in adults? A population based study in Latin America.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Walking and cycling, as active transportation, and obesity factors in adolescents from eight countries.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- The 2019 Conference on Health and Active Transportation: Research Needs and Opportunities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Association between Active Transportation and Public Transport with an Objectively Measured Meeting of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Daily Steps Guidelines in Adults by Sex from Eight Latin American Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Sociodemographic inequities and active transportation in adults from Latin America: an eight-country observational study.International journal for equity in health · 2021Observational
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- Active Transportation to School. Utopia or a Strategy for a Healthy Life in Adolescence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to determine the association between active transportation and obesity indicators in adults from eight Latin American countries.
methodsData from the ELANS study, an observational multi-country study (n: 8336; 18-65 years), were used. Active transportation (walking and cycling) and leisure time physical activity was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (long version). The obesity indicators considered were: body mass index, and waist and neck circumference.
resultsIn the total sample, the average time dedicated to active transportation was 24.3 min/day, with the highest amount of active transportation being Costa Rica (33.5 min/day), and the lowest being Venezuela (15.7 min/day). The countries with the highest proportion of active transportation were Ecuador (71.9%), and the lowest was Venezuela (40.5%). Results from linear regression analyses suggest that active transportation was significantly and independently associated with a lower body mass index (β: -0.033; 95% CI: -0.064; -0.002), but not with waist circumference (β: -0.037; 95% CI: -1.126; 0.390 and neck circumference (β: -0.007; 95% CI: -0.269; 0.130).
conclusionsActive transportation is significantly associated with a lower body mass index. Governments should incentivize this type of transportation as it could help to reduce the obesity pandemic in Latin America.
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