TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationships between active school transport and adiposity indicators in school age children from low-, middle- and high-income countries
AU - Sarmiento, O L
AU - Lemoine, P
AU - Gonzalez, S A
AU - Broyles, S T
AU - Denstel, K D.
AU - Larouche, R
AU - Onywera, V
AU - Barreira, T V
AU - Chaput, J-P
AU - Fogelholm, M
AU - Hu, G
AU - Kuriyan, R
AU - Kurpad, A
AU - Lambert, E V
AU - Maher, C
AU - Maia, J
AU - Matsudo, V
AU - Olds, T
AU - Standage, M
AU - Tremblay, M S
AU - Tudor-Locke, C
AU - Zhao, P
AU - Church, T S
AU - Katzmarzyk, P T
PY - 2015/12
Y1 - 2015/12
N2 - Objectives:
Within the global context of the nutrition and physical activity transition it is important to determine the relationship between adiposity and active school transport (AST) across different environmental and socio-cultural settings. The present study assessed the association between adiposity (that is, body mass index z-score (BMIz), obesity, percentage body fat (PBF), waist circumference) and AST in 12 country sites, in the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE).
Methods:
The analytical sample included 6797 children aged 9–11 years. Adiposity indicators included, BMIz calculated using reference data from the World Health Organization, obesity (BMIz greater than or equal to+2 s.d.), PBF measured using bioelectrical impedance and waist circumference. School travel mode was assessed by questionnaire and categorized as active travel versus motorized travel. Multilevel linear and non-linear models were used to estimate the magnitude of the associations between adiposity indicators and AST by country site and sex.
Results:
After adjusting for age, sex, parental education and motorized vehicle availability, children who reported AST were less likely to be obese (odds ratio=0.72, 95% confidence interval (0.60–0.87), P<0.001) and had a lower BMIz (−0.09, s.e.m.=0.04, P=0.013), PBF (least square means (LSM) 20.57 versus 21.23% difference −0.66, s.e.m.=0.22, P=0.002) and waist circumference (LSM 63.73 cm versus 64.63 cm difference −0.90, s.e.m.=0.26, P=0.001) compared with those who reported motorized travel. Overall, associations between obesity and AST did not differ by country (P=0.279) or by sex (P=0.571).
Conclusions:
AST was associated with lower measures of adiposity in this multinational sample of children. Such findings could inform global efforts to prevent obesity among school-age children.
AB - Objectives:
Within the global context of the nutrition and physical activity transition it is important to determine the relationship between adiposity and active school transport (AST) across different environmental and socio-cultural settings. The present study assessed the association between adiposity (that is, body mass index z-score (BMIz), obesity, percentage body fat (PBF), waist circumference) and AST in 12 country sites, in the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE).
Methods:
The analytical sample included 6797 children aged 9–11 years. Adiposity indicators included, BMIz calculated using reference data from the World Health Organization, obesity (BMIz greater than or equal to+2 s.d.), PBF measured using bioelectrical impedance and waist circumference. School travel mode was assessed by questionnaire and categorized as active travel versus motorized travel. Multilevel linear and non-linear models were used to estimate the magnitude of the associations between adiposity indicators and AST by country site and sex.
Results:
After adjusting for age, sex, parental education and motorized vehicle availability, children who reported AST were less likely to be obese (odds ratio=0.72, 95% confidence interval (0.60–0.87), P<0.001) and had a lower BMIz (−0.09, s.e.m.=0.04, P=0.013), PBF (least square means (LSM) 20.57 versus 21.23% difference −0.66, s.e.m.=0.22, P=0.002) and waist circumference (LSM 63.73 cm versus 64.63 cm difference −0.90, s.e.m.=0.26, P=0.001) compared with those who reported motorized travel. Overall, associations between obesity and AST did not differ by country (P=0.279) or by sex (P=0.571).
Conclusions:
AST was associated with lower measures of adiposity in this multinational sample of children. Such findings could inform global efforts to prevent obesity among school-age children.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijosup.2015.27
U2 - 10.1038/ijosup.2015.27
DO - 10.1038/ijosup.2015.27
M3 - Article
SN - 0307-0565
VL - 2015
SP - S107-S114
JO - International Journal of Obesity
JF - International Journal of Obesity
IS - S5
ER -