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Active Commuting, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behaviors in Children and Adolescents from Spain: Findings from the ANIBES Study.

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2020-01-20

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Aparicio-Ugarriza, Raquel
Mielgo-Ayuso, Juan
Ruiz, Emma
Ávila, José Manuel
Aranceta-Bartrina, Javier
Gil, Ángel
Ortega, Rosa M
Serra-Majem, Lluis
Varela-Moreiras, Gregorio
González-Gross, Marcela

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Active commuting (AC) has been proposed as a great opportunity to increase physical activity level (PA) in children and adolescents. The aim of the present study is to determine the associations between AC (walk and cycle commuting) and non-AC (motor vehicle commuting) with PA levels, and with AC and sedentarism in Spanish children and adolescents. A representative Spanish sample of 424 children and adolescents (38% females) was involved in the ANIBES (Anthropometry, Dietary Intake and Lifestyle in Spain) Study in 2013. Data on the levels of AC, non-AC, PA, and sedentarism were obtained using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire for adolescents. Stepwise backward univariate generalized linear and linear regression models were performed. In girls, walking was associated with playground PA, moderate PA, and moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) (β = 0.007, p

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Adolescent
Bicycling
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Sedentary Behavior
Spain
Transportation
Walking

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ANIBES study, cycling, physical activity, sedentary behaviors, walking, youth

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