Behavioural correlates of active commuting to school in spanish adolescents: the afinos (physical activity as a preventive measure against overweight, obesity, infections, allergies, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents) study

Auteur(s) :
Martínez-Gómez D., Veiga OL., Gomez-Martinez S.
Date :
Oct, 2011
Source(s) :
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTR. #14:10 p1779-86
Adresse :
Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Calle José Antonio Novais 10, E-28040 Madrid, Spain

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OBJECTIVE:

To examine the associations between lifestyle factors and active commuting to school in Spanish adolescents.

DESIGN:

Cross-sectional study. Lifestyle factors (overall/extracurricular physical activity, television viewing, reading as a hobby, sleep duration, breakfast/fruit intake, smoking and alcohol intake) as well as mode and duration of commuting to school were self-reported. Active commuters were defined as those adolescents who walked or cycled to school.

SETTING:

Secondary schools in Madrid, Spain.

SUBJECTS:

Adolescents (n 2029) aged 13 to 17 years.

RESULTS:

Similar percentages of adolescent boys (57·6 %) and girls (56·1 %) were classified as active commuters to school (P = 0·491). The analysis showed that only adequate sleep duration (OR = 1·35, 95 % CI 1·11, 1·66; P = 0·003) and breakfast consumption (OR = 0·66, 95 % CI 0·49, 0·87; P = 0·004) were independently associated with active commuting to school.

CONCLUSIONS:

Only those behaviours that occur immediately before commuting to school (sleep and breakfast) are associated with active commuting in Spanish adolescents.

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