Associations between active travel to work and overweight, hypertension, and diabetes in India: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing active travel (walking, bicycling, and public transport) is promoted as a key strategy to increase physical activity and reduce the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) globally. Little is known about patterns of active travel or associated cardiovascular health benefits in low- and middle-income countries. This study examines mode and duration of travel to work in rural and urban India and associations between active travel and overweight, hypertension, and diabetes.

Methods and findings

Cross-sectional study of 3,902 participants (1,366 rural, 2,536 urban) in the Indian Migration Study. Associations between mode and duration of active travel and cardiovascular risk factors were assessed using random-effect logistic regression models adjus

SUBMITTER: Millett C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3679004 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature