Association between active commuting and elevated blood pressure in adolescents

Santana, Fábio; Palmeira, Aline Cabral; Santos, Marcos André Moura dos; Farah, Breno Quintella; Souza, Bruna Cadengue Coêlho de; Ritti‐Dias, Raphael Mendes

doi:10.1590/s1679-45082017ao4093

Cited by 5 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 29 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In previous studies, researchers have adjusted for many potential confounding factors, including dietary behavior [23, 24], physical activity [21–27, 30, 31] and some other confounding factors, but air pollutants were not considered. One field study of adults in Beijing investigated commuters’ exposure to air pollutants during their commute [42].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…No significant difference was found in the risk of dyslipidemia between workers who ride bicycles and with those who walk to work [9]. Previous studies have also found a negative association between active commuting and other chronic diseases and indices, such as CVD [19, 20], metabolic syndrome [21], obesity [22–24], body mass index (BMI) [25–29], elevated blood pressure [30] and mental health [31]. In these studies, the researchers adjusted for dietary behavior [23, 24], physical activity [21–27, 30, 31] and many other potential confounders, such as demographic factors, including age, gender, educational level, and lifestyle factors, including alcohol intake and smoking status.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Association of commuting mode with dyslipidemia and its components after accounting for air pollution in the working population of Beijing, China

Tao

Zhang

et al. 2019

BMC Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Evidence of the association between dyslipidemia and its components with commuting mode after adjusting for air pollution is limited. This study aimed to explore the association of dyslipidemia and its components with the modes used to commute to and from work after accounting for air pollution and other potential confounding factors. Methods This cross–sectional study was based on data collected from a working population of 69 functional communities in Beijing in 2016. A final sample of 8090 adults aged 18–65 years (mean age: 38.36 ± 9.75 years) was enrolled in the study. Risk estimates and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations of dyslipidemia and its components with commuting mode were determined using multivariate logistic regression models. Results Of the 8090 subjects, 2419 (29.90%) met the criteria for dyslipidemia. Compared with car or taxi commuters, walking (OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.64 to 0.97), cycling (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.58 to 0.86) and bus-riding commuters (OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.66 to 0.91) had a lower risk for dyslipidemia. Compared with car or taxi commuting, walking, cycling and bus-riding commuting were also associated with a lower risk for some components of dyslipidemia. Among the walking, cycling and bus-riding commuters, a dose-response trend of the association between dyslipidemia, some of its components and commuting mode by commuting time was also observed. Conclusions Walking, cycling and bus-riding commuting can reduce the risk for dyslipidemia and some of its components. Education on the prevention of dyslipidemia should be emphasized among higher-risk people who usually commute by car or taxi. Population-wide health may be improved by policies that encourage active commuting, particularly cycling and walking. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-019-6887-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Association of commuting mode with dyslipidemia and its components after accounting for air pollution in the working population of Beijing, China

Tao

Zhang

et al. 2019

BMC Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Such policies could increase AC among adolescents. It is important because of the inverse relationship between AC (resulting in a higher PA level) and the development of non-communicable diseases, where more physically active adolescents present lower prevalence of obesity [2] and hypertension [32], especially in small cities with similar socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Sergipe, a state in Northeast Brazil, only 16.7% of the adolescents meet the overall health recommendations of PA (it is suggested that adolescents should accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA daily) [16], but the prevalence of Inactive Commuting (INAC) of these adolescents is still unknown. Therefore, it is necessary to focus attention on other domains of PA, especially the commuting to school, given its positive association with health benefits [17]. Thus, our purpose was to identify the trend of INAC to school and to verify the associated factors (demographic, socioeconomic, school and environmental) to this outcome in school adolescents from Sergipe, Northeast Brazil.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Temporal trend of inactive commuting to school in adolescents from Sergipe, Brazil

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Our purpose was to identify the trend of inactive commuting to school and to verify the associated factors (demographic, socioeconomic, school and environmental) to this outcome. The study compared data from two cross-sectional epidemiological surveys with samples of 3,984 (in 2011) and 4,139 (in 2016) adolescents from public schools of Sergipe, Brazil. Inactive commuting comprised the adolescents who did not walk or cycle to school on any day of the week. Raw and adjusted logistic regression were used to analyze the association between independent variables and outcome. The findings revealed that, in 2011, there was observed a greater probability of inactive commuting among students from the urban area (OR=3.91; 95% CI=3.37-4.45), enrolled in the day shift (OR=1.20; 95% CI=1.04-1.40), with a family income of up to one minimum wage (OR=1.39; 95% CI=1.15-1.68) and between one and two minimum wages (OR=1.20; 95% CI=1, 00-1.43), which took up to 29 minutes (OR=1.82; 95% CI=1.47-2.25) and 30 to 59 minutes when commuting from home to school (OR=1.73; 95% CI=1.36-2.21). In 2016, male adolescents (OR=1.18; 95% CI=1.03-1.36), living in the urban area (OR=3.78; 95% CI=3.23-4.41), living on paved streets (OR=1.18; 95% CI=1.00 -1.39), which took up to 29 minutes (OR=2.24; 95% CI=1.82-2.77) and 30 to 59 minutes when commuting (OR=1.35; 95% CI=1.05-1.72) showed higher prevalence of inactive commuting to school. Some socioeconomic and demographic factors influenced the stability of the high prevalence of inactive commuting to school.

show abstract

“…In Brazil, the prevalence of arterial hypertension varies according to the studied population and the measurement method, reaching about 36 million adult individuals [1,2].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Foveal Avascular Zone in Hypertension as Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

Sá¹,

Gadelha²,

Melo³

et al. 2019

CTOY

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose: To investigate the Foveal Avascular Zone (FAZ) area in patients with arterial hypertension using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A).Material and methods: The study was permormed at the School Clinic of UNIFACISA and at the Eye Care Center. It was included 21 hypertensive patients (study group) and 19 individuals without hypertension (control group). It was excluded patientes with diabetes or glaucoma. The measurement of the FAZ areas was performed by the DRI OCT-1Triton/Plus. For the quantitative variables, the results were expressed by their means and standard deviations. Qualitative variables were expressed by their absolute and relative frequencies. Student’s t-test was used to verify differences between means and Fisher’s exact test for differences between frequencies. For evaluating the correlation between the superficial and deep plexus areas, the Pearson correlation test was used. P value ≤ 0.05, rejected the null hypothesis. The research was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Medical School from Campina Grande -UNIFACISA and all individuals signed the free and informed consent form.Results: The means of the superficial FAZ of both eyes was significantly higher in the study group (right eye 410.7 ± 160.7 μm2 - 319.1 ± 108.2 μm2 - p = 0.0433); (left eye: 405.4 ± 144.8 μm2 versus 309.4 ± 87.7 μm2- p = 0.0174). The means of the deep FAZ areas of the right and left eyes were similar between the study and control groups (right eye: 559.6 ± 253.28 μm2 versus 605.1 ± 226.8 μm2 - p = 0.5548); (left eye: 673.2 ± 170.8 μm2 versus 585.6 ± 171.2 μm2 - p = 0.1142). The relationships between the superficial and deep plexus areas of both eyes showed a weak correlation between the two plexuses. (r = 0.4734), left eye (r = 0.2287), study group - right eye: (r = 0.4374), left eye (r = 0.3580).Conclusion: The area of superficial FAZ of the right and left eyes was significantly higher in the hypertensive patients. The deep FAZ area of both eyes, however showed similar mean areas between the study and control groups.

show abstract

Association between active commuting and elevated blood pressure in adolescents

Cited by 5 publications

References 29 publications

Association of commuting mode with dyslipidemia and its components after accounting for air pollution in the working population of Beijing, China

Association of commuting mode with dyslipidemia and its components after accounting for air pollution in the working population of Beijing, China

Temporal trend of inactive commuting to school in adolescents from Sergipe, Brazil

Foveal Avascular Zone in Hypertension as Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About