Active commuting to school was inversely associated with academic achievement in primary but not secondary school students
| Autor: | Palma Chillón, Manuel Herrador-Colmenero, Irene Esteban-Cornejo, Carlos Rodríguez-López, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Daniel N. Ardoy, Francisco B. Ortega, Jose Mora-Gonzalez, Francisco Javier Huertas-Delgado |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Gerontology
Total physical activity Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent education Physical activity Grade point Transportation Academic achievement 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Students Exercise Academic year business.industry Age Factors 030229 sport sciences General Medicine Intervention studies Cross-Sectional Studies School subjects Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Educational Measurement business |
| Zdroj: | Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). 106(2) |
| ISSN: | 1651-2227 |
| Popis: | Aim Physical activity has numerous benefits for children when it comes to academic achievements. This study determined whether active commuting – walking or cycling – to school, as a way of increasing total physical activity levels, was associated with academic achievements in students aged seven to 18 years. Methods A total of 2138 students participated in the study, which took place in the 2012/2013 academic year in three Spanish cities. We used a self-reported questionnaire to assess how the students travelled to and from school and their final school grades. Results We enrolled 489 primary schoolchildren and 1649 secondary schoolchildren, with similar numbers of boys and girls. The primary schoolchildren who travelled to school by motorbike, car or bus had better grades for all the selected school subjects (p ≤ 0.009) than those who walked or cycled. No significant associations were found for secondary schoolchildren, except for mathematics and their grade point averages. All models were adjusted for sex, age and school. Conclusion Active commuting to school was inversely associated with academic achievement in primary school students but not those at secondary school. Longitudinal and intervention studies are needed to further understand our findings. |
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