Association between habitual school travel and muscular fitness in youth

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

卷:67

Article

Cohen, Daniel¹  Ogunleye, Ayodele A.²  Taylor, Matthew²  Voss, Christine³  Micklewright, Dominic²  Sandercock, Gavin R. H.² 

[1] Univ Santander, Sch Med, Fac Hlth Sci, Inst Masira, Bucaramanga, Colombia

[2] Univ Essex, Sch Biol Sci, Colchester CO4 3SQ, Essex, England

[3] Univ British Columbia, Ctr Hip Hlth & Mobil, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada

关键词: Handgrip;    Peak power;    Cycling;    Active travel;    Physical activity;    Adolescents;    Children;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.07.036

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Objective. To determine whether active school travel is associated with muscular fitness, which is an emerging marker of youth health. Methods. Handgrip strength, vertical jump and vertical jump peak power were measured in n = 6829 English schoolchildren (53% males, age 12.9 +/- 1.2 years) between 2007 and 2011. Participants were grouped according to self-reported habitual school travel modality. Results. Cyclists had greater handgrip strength than passive travelers. Vertical jump height was greater in walkers and cyclists compared with passive travelers. Jump peak power was also higher in walkers than in the passive travel group. Compared with passive travelers, cyclists had a higher (age, sex and BMI-adjusted) likelihood of good handgrip strength (OR 1.42, 95%CI;1.14-1.76) and walkers were more likely to have good measures for vertical jump peak power (OR 1.14, 95%Cl;1.00-1.29). Cyclists' likelihood of having good handgrip strength remained significantly higher when adjusted for physical activity (OR 1.29, 95%CI;1.08-1.46). Conclusion. Muscular fitness differs according to school travel habits. Cycling is independently associated with better handgrip strength perhaps due to the physical demands of the activity. Better muscular fitness may provide another health-related reason to encourage active school travel. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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