Active Commuting to School, Weight Status, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children from Rural Areas: The Cuenca Study

Autor/inn/en	Gutiérrez-Zornoza, Myriam; Sánchez-López, Mairena; García-Hermoso, Antonio; González-García, Alberto; Chillón, Palma; Martínez-Vizcaíno, Vicente
Titel	Active Commuting to School, Weight Status, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children from Rural Areas: The Cuenca Study
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 42 (2015) 2, S.231-239 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198114549373
Schlagwörter	Child Health; Body Weight; At Risk Persons; Rural Areas; Proximity; Metabolism; Heart Disorders; Body Composition; Physical Fitness; Physical Activity Level; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Obesity; Athletics; Commuting Students; Elementary School Students; Grade 5; Grade 6; Body Height; Hypertension; Physical Health; Questionnaires; Measurement Equipment; Physical Activities; Geographic Information Systems; Statistical Analysis; Likert Scales; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpergewicht; Risikogruppe; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Lebensnähe; Stoffwechsel; Herzkrankheit; Leistungsfähigkeit; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Adipositas; Leichtathletik; Pendler; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Körpergröße; Bluthochdruck; Hypertonie; Gesundheitszustand; Fragebogen; Messinstrument; Statistische Analyse; Likert-Skala; Spanien
Abstract	Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine (a) whether distance from home to school is a determinant of active commuting to school (ACS), (b) the relationship between distance from home to heavily used facilities (school, green spaces, and sports facilities) and the weight status and cardiometabolic risk categories, and (c) whether ACS has a positive impact on schoolchildren's health. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 956 schoolchildren aged 10 to 12 years from the province of Cuenca, Spain. Height, weight, fat mass, waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting plasma lipid profile, insulin, fitness, physical activity, and ACS were measured. Distances from home to facilities were measured by a geographic information system, and a validated metabolic syndrome index was used. Findings: Children living closer to school (less than 600 m) commuted actively to school more frequently than children living further away (more than 800 m). Normoweight boys lived further away from sports facilities than overweight/obese peers, and children presenting higher cardiometabolic risk levels lived closer to school than those who did not. No differences were found between children who daily walked/cycled to school and those commuting actively to school less frequently in body mass index, metabolic syndrome index, fitness, and physical activity. Conclusions: ACS had no positive impact on schoolchildren's health. Distance to school is an indicator of active commuting. However, it seems that not enough physical activity is done to prevent obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors in rural areas. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01