The Association Between Walking to School, Daily Step Counts and Meeting Step Targets in 5-to 17-Year-Old Australian Children
The Association Between Walking to School, Daily Step Counts and Meeting Step Targets in 5-to 17-Year-Old Australian Children
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DOI：
10.1123/pes.21.4.520
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发表时间：
2009-11-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Davies, Peter S. W.
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作者：
Abbott, Rebecca A.;Macdonald, Doune;Davies, Peter S. W.
使用每日步数的客观测量来评估步行上下学的 1、5 和 10 年级儿童 (n = 2,076) 是否比开车或乘坐公共交通工具上学的孩子更活跃，更有可能达到建议的步数目标。步行上学与年龄较大的儿童在校期间的步数较高相关（5 年级男生为 16,238 vs 15,275 p < .05；5 年级女生为 13,521 vs 12,502 p < .01；10 年级女生为 12,109 vs 11,373 p < .05）。与乘坐机动交通工具的孩子相比，步行上学的孩子中达到建议步数阈值的比例更高，这对于 5 年级女生来说意义重大（71.7% vs 54.5%，p < .01）。这项研究表明，年龄较大的儿童步行上学有可能显着提高日常活动水平，并增加实现建议步数目标的可能性。这些数据应鼓励公共政策和关注建筑环境的人们提供和支持步行上学的机会。
Objective measurement of daily steps was used to assess whether children (n = 2,076) in Years 1, 5 and 10 who reported walking to or from school were more active and more likely to reach recommended step targets than those who were driven or took public transport to school. Walking to school was associated with higher school-day steps in older children (16,238 vs 15,275 for Year 5 male p < .05, 13,521 vs 12,502 for Year 5 female p < .01, 12,109 vs 11,373 for Year 10 female p < .05). The proportion of children who met recommended step thresholds was higher in those who walked to school compared with those who took motorized transport, and this was significant for Year 5 females (71.7% vs 54.5%, p < .01). This study suggests that walking to school for older children has potential to contribute significantly to daily activity levels and increases the likelihood of attaining recommended step targets. These data should encourage public policy and those concerned with the built environment to provide and support opportunities for walking to school.