scholarly journals The Role of Distance in Examining the Association Between Active Commuting to School and Students’ Weight Status

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1280-1288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin DeWeese ◽  
Punam Ohri-Vachaspati
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Active Commuting ◽  
Lower Odds ◽  
Active Commuting To School ◽  
Random Digit Dial ◽  
Home And School

Background:Active commuting to school (ACS) increases students’ daily physical activity, but associations between student weight and ACS are inconsistent. Few studies examining ACS and weight account for distance commuted. This study examines the association between students’ weight status and ACS, taking into account distance to school.Methods:In 2009–10 a random digit-dial household survey conducted in low-income minority cities collected information about ACS for 1 randomly selected school-going student per household. Parents provided measured heights and weights. Distance commuted was obtained using geocoded home and school addresses. Multivariate regression analyses assessed associations of ACS and distance commuted with weight status.Results:36.6% of students were overweight/obese; 47.2% engaged in ACS. Distance walked/biked to school was associated with 7% lower odds of overweight/obesity (OR = 0.93, 95% CI: 0.88– 0.99). Without distance commuted in the model, ACS was not associated with students’ weight status. Compared with no ACS, ACS greater than a half-mile was associated with 65% lower odds of a student being overweight/obese (OR = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.16– 0.78); ACS less than a half-mile was not.Conclusions:ACS is significantly inversely associated with overweight/obesity among students who commute beyond a one-half mile threshold.

scholarly journals Influence of Sports, Physical Education, and Active Commuting to School on Adolescent Weight Status

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 130 (2) ◽  
pp. e296-e304 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. Drake ◽  
M. L. Beach ◽  
M. R. Longacre ◽  
T. MacKenzie ◽  
L. J. Titus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Active Commuting ◽  
Active Commuting To School

scholarly journals Changes in Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations From Child Participation in Bicycle Trains for Commuting to and From School

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 748-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy Huang ◽  
Andrew L. Dannenberg ◽  
Wren Haaland ◽  
Jason A. Mendoza
Keyword(s):  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Active Commuting ◽  
Active Commuting To School ◽  
Standard Deviations ◽  
Behavioral Constructs

Background. Active commuting to school (ACS) is associated with increased physical activity and lowered risk of obesity. In observational studies, ACS was associated with child self-efficacy, parent self-efficacy, and parent outcome expectations, although few experiments have assessed changes in these behavioral constructs. Aim. This study examined the effects of a bicycle train intervention (BTI) on child self-efficacy, parent self-efficacy, and parent outcome expectations in a diverse, low socioeconomic status population. Method. Data were from a 2014 BTI pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) on fourth to fifth graders aged 9 to 12 years, n = 54, from four schools serving low-income populations in Seattle, Washington. The BTI was a group of children and study staff who cycled together to/from school daily, while controls received no intervention. Responses to validated child self-efficacy, parent self-efficacy, and parent outcome expectations questionnaires ranged from 1 to 3. Adjusted linear mixed effects models estimated standardized coefficients for child self-efficacy, parent self-efficacy, and parent outcome expectations comparing intervention and controls from Time 1 (preintervention) to Time 2 (final 4-6 weeks of intervention). Results. The intervention group had increases in child self-efficacy of 0.84 standard deviations (95% confidence interval [CI] [0.37, 1.31]), parent self-efficacy of 0.46 standard deviations (95% CI [0.05, 0.86]), and parent outcome expectations of 0.47 standard deviations (95% CI [0.17, 0.76]) compared with controls from Times 1 to 2 (all ps <.05). Conclusion. A BTI improved child self-efficacy, parent self-efficacy, and parent outcome expectations, which warrants a larger RCT to examine long-term changes to these behavioral constructs and ACS.

Active Commuting to School, Weight Status, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children From Rural Areas

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Gutiérrez-Zornoza ◽  
Mairena Sánchez-López ◽  
Antonio García-Hermoso ◽  
Alberto González-García ◽  
Palma Chillón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Active Commuting ◽  
Active Commuting To School

scholarly journals Mediation role of residential density on the association between perceived environmental factors and active commuting to school in Brazilian adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arieli Fernandes Dias ◽  
Anelise Reis Gaya ◽  
Caroline Brand ◽  
Alex Antonio Florindo ◽  
Emilio Villa-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Neighborhood Environment ◽  
Residential Density ◽  
Active Commuting ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Active Commuting To School ◽  
Environmental Attributes

Abstract: The objective of this study was to verify whether residential density and connectivity between streets are mediators on the association between perceived environmental factors and active commuting to school (ACS) in Brazilian adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study with a random sample of 1,130 adolescents (52.7% girls) aged between 14 to 20 years, from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Adolescents’ self-reported their usual mode of commuting to and from school using a questionnaire and the perceived environmental attributes by Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Youth (NEWS-Y). Residential density and connectivity between streets were measured by gographic information systems (GIS), within 1km road network buffers around the participant’s residential address. Regression models were fitted according to mediation analyses procedures. The results showed that residential density is a mediator on the association between ACS and perceived environmental factors, including land-use mix diversity (IE = 0.114; 95%CI: 0.130, 0.311; 32% mediation), neighborhood recreation facilities (IE = 0.064; 95%CI: 0.034, 0.105; 15% mediation), and access to services (IE = 0.045; 95%CI: 0.006, 0.104; 14% mediation). Connectivity between streets did not correlate with ACS, thus it was not tested in the mediation model. In conclusion, residential density is a mediator on the relationship between perceived environmental factors and ACS.

scholarly journals Intersectional role of paternal gender-equitable attitudes and maternal empowerment in child undernutrition: a cross-sectional national study from India

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. e047276
Author(s):  
Anupam Joya Sharma ◽  
Malavika Ambale Subramanyam
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Household Wealth ◽  
Exclusion Criterion ◽  
National Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lower Odds ◽  
Severe Stunting ◽  
Child Undernutrition

ObjectivesTo investigate the role of the intersection of maternal empowerment, paternal gender-equitable attitudes, and household wealth in stunting and severe stunting among underfives in India.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingCommunity-based setting, nationally representative household survey from India.ParticipantsWe used a sample of 22 867 mother–father–child triads from the fourth round of India’s National Family Health Survey (2015–2016). Our inclusion criterion was children below the age of 5 years. The exclusion criterion was a lack of information on paternal gender-equitable attitudes and maternal empowerment. Observations with missing data on any of the covariates were also excluded.Primary outcomeStunting and severe stunting among underfives in India.ResultsOur survey-adjusted logistic regression models revealed that even among children from poorer households, those with either an empowered mother or a father with gender-equitable attitudes versus those with none such parents, had a lower odds of stunting (adjusted OR (AOR): 0.92, 95% CI: 0.84 to 1.02) and severe stunting (AOR: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.77 to 0.98), independent of all covariates. We also found substantially lower odds of severe stunting in groups with parental concordance in a woman-friendly outlook, whether non-affluent (AOR: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.67 to 0.94) or affluent (AOR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.38 to 0.67).ConclusionWe argue that while women’s autonomy could reduce the risk of child undernutrition, focusing on men’s attitudes towards gender equity also holds promise for reducing undernutrition. Our findings not only underscore how patriarchy is embodied in undernourished children, but also suggest programmatic interventions to address this deep-rooted scourge in India.

scholarly journals Impact of Walking School Bus Programs on Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Nicole Cramer ◽  
Miriam J. Haviland ◽  
Chuan Zhou ◽  
Jason A. Mendoza
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Active Commuting ◽  
School Bus ◽  
Active Commuting To School ◽  
Walking School Bus ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Background: A walking school bus (WSB) consists of students and adults walking to and from school and promotes active commuting to school. Self-efficacy (SE) and outcome expectations (OE) are behavioral constructs associated with active commuting to school. The authors sought to assess the impact of a WSB program on child SE, and parent SE, and OE. Methods: The authors conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial of a WSB intervention from 2012 to 2016 among 22 elementary schools serving racially diverse, low-income populations in Houston, TX and Seattle, WA. Surveys collected data from third- to fifth-grade students and their parents, (n = 418) child-parent dyads, before school randomization and at the school year’s end. Child surveys included 16 SE items, while parent surveys included 15 SE items and 14 OE items. Scores were averaged from responses ranging from 1 to 3. The authors compared changes in SE and OE between groups over time and accounted for clustering using linear mixed-effects models. Results: The intervention group had increases in child SE of 0.12 points (P = .03), parent SE of 0.11 points (P = .048), and parent OE of 0.09 points (P = .02) compared to controls over time. Conclusions: As hypothesized, the WSB improved child SE, parent SE, and parent OE related to active commuting to school.

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