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

dc.contributor.authorGutiérrez-Zornoza M.
dc.contributor.authorSánchez-López M.
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Hermoso A.
dc.contributor.authorGonzález-García A.
dc.contributor.authorChillón P.
dc.contributor.authorMartínez-Vizcaíno V.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-02T22:20:04Z
dc.date.available2020-09-02T22:20:04Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier10.1177/1090198114549373
dc.identifier.citation42, 2, 231-239
dc.identifier.issn10901981
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/4859
dc.descriptionPurpose. 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. © 2014 Society for Public Health Education.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Inc.
dc.subjectcardiovascular disease
dc.subjectchild health
dc.subjecthealth promotion
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectphysical activity/exercise
dc.subjectsocial determinant of health
dc.subjectlipid
dc.subjectblood
dc.subjectblood pressure
dc.subjectbody mass
dc.subjectCardiovascular Diseases
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjectexercise
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectfitness
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmorphometrics
dc.subjectprocedures
dc.subjectrisk factor
dc.subjectsanitation
dc.subjectschool
dc.subjectSpain
dc.subjectstatistics and numerical data
dc.subjecttraffic and transport
dc.subjectwalking
dc.subjectBlood Pressure
dc.subjectBody Mass Index
dc.subjectBody Weights and Measures
dc.subjectCardiovascular Diseases
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectExercise
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectLipids
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPhysical Fitness
dc.subjectPublic Facilities
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectSchools
dc.subjectSpain
dc.subjectTransportation
dc.subjectWalking
dc.titleActive Commuting to School, Weight Status, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children From Rural Areas: The Cuenca Study
dc.typeArticle


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