Yang Xiaolin, Telama Risto, Hirvensalo Mirja, Tammelin Tuija, Viikari Jorma S A, Raitakari Olli T
LIKES - Research Center for Sport and Health Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland.
LIKES - Research Center for Sport and Health Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland; Department of Sport Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Prev Med. 2014 Feb;59:5-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.10.019. Epub 2013 Nov 4.
The aims of the study were to describe the stability of active commuting (AC) behavior (i.e., walking and cycling) over 27years and examine the relationship between AC and physical activity (PA) from youth to early midlife.
The mode and distance of travel were assessed using a self-reported questionnaire at five consecutive measurements between 1980 and 2007, when 2072 individuals were followed up from youth (9-18years) to adulthood (30-45years). PA was also measured using a questionnaire.
The prevalence of AC declined sharply with age, particularly after 12years, while AC distances to work or place of study increased substantially. AC was concurrently and prospectively associated with PA in both men and women. Maintained AC, whether walking or cycling and short or long distances, positively predicted adult PA over time. Compared with persistently passive commuters, persistently active commuters had higher adult PA after adjustment for potential covariates. Increasing AC was independently associated with high adult PA, particularly in young adulthood.
Walking and cycling to school/work should be encouraged, as regular AC is associated with higher levels of PA over 27years of follow-up, and thus, may contribute to a healthy and active lifestyle through the various stages of life-course.
本研究旨在描述27年间主动通勤（即步行和骑自行车）行为的稳定性，并探讨从青年到中年早期主动通勤与身体活动（PA）之间的关系。
在1980年至2007年期间连续进行了五次测量，使用自我报告问卷评估出行方式和距离，对2072名个体从青年（9 - 18岁）到成年（30 - 45岁）进行了随访。还使用问卷测量了身体活动。
主动通勤的患病率随年龄急剧下降，特别是在12岁之后，而上班或上学的主动通勤距离大幅增加。主动通勤在男性和女性中都与身体活动同时存在前瞻性关联。持续的主动通勤，无论是步行还是骑自行车，距离短还是长，都能随着时间的推移积极预测成年人的身体活动。与持续被动通勤者相比，在调整潜在协变量后，持续主动通勤者的成年期身体活动水平更高。主动通勤的增加与成年人的高身体活动水平独立相关，特别是在青年期。
应鼓励步行和骑自行车上学/上班，因为在27年的随访中，规律的主动通勤与更高水平的身体活动相关，因此可能有助于在生命历程的各个阶段形成健康积极的生活方式。
