Association of active commuting with obesity: findings from the Chilean National Health Survey 2009-2010

Active commuting is associated with a lower risk for obesity in developed countries. To investigate the association between active commuting and obesity risk in Chile. Active commuting was measured using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ v2) in 5,293 participants from the Chilean Nati...

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Published in:Revista medíca de Chile 2017-07, Vol.145 (7), p.837-844
Main Authors: Garrido-Méndez, Alex, Díaz, Ximena, Martínez, María Adela, Leiva, Ana María, Álvarez, Cristian, Ramírez Campillo, Rodrigo, Cristi-Montero, Carlos, Rodríguez, Fernando, Salas-Bravo, Carlos, Durán, Eliana, Labraña, Ana María, Aguilar-Farías, Nicolás, Celis-Morales, Carlos
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Bicycling - statistics & numerical data
Body Mass Index
Chile - epidemiology
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - etiology
Regression Analysis
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Waist Circumference
Walking - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Active commuting is associated with a lower risk for obesity in developed countries. To investigate the association between active commuting and obesity risk in Chile. Active commuting was measured using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ v2) in 5,293 participants from the Chilean National Health Survey 2009-2010. Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were the study outcomes. The association between active commuting and obesity was investigated using linear and logistic regression analysis. Thirty four percent of responders [95% confidence intervals (CI): 32.6-35.1] were passive commuters. Active commuters had a lower BMI and WC than their passive counterparts. Thirty minutes increment in active commuting were associated with a -0.20 kg.m-2 lower BMI [95% CI: -0.33 to -0.07, p < 0.01] and a -076 cm lower WC [95% CI: -1.08 to -0.43, p < 0.01]. The odds of having a BMI > 25 kg.m-2 was 0.93 [95% CI: 0.88 to 0.98, p = 0.01] per every 30 minutes' increment in active commuting, whereas the odds for central obesity was 0.87 [95% CI: 0.82 to 0.92, p < 0.01]. Active commuting is associated with a lower adiposity and lower risk for obesity in Chilean adults.
ISSN:0717-6163
DOI:10.4067/s0034-98872017000700837