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Association of Motorcycle Use with Risk of Overweight in Taiwanese Urban Adults
Sedentary transport is known to adversely affect health. Few studies have focused on motorcycle use. This study examines the association of motorcycle use with overweight in urban adults in Taiwan. Cross-sectional data from 1069 Taiwanese adults aged 20–64 years in three urban cities were collected...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5409611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28417951 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14040410 |
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author | Lin, Chien-Yu Liao, Yung Park, Jong-Hwan |
author_facet | Lin, Chien-Yu Liao, Yung Park, Jong-Hwan |
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description | Sedentary transport is known to adversely affect health. Few studies have focused on motorcycle use. This study examines the association of motorcycle use with overweight in urban adults in Taiwan. Cross-sectional data from 1069 Taiwanese adults aged 20–64 years in three urban cities were collected in 2015. Data on self-reported body mass index, time spent in motorcycle use, lifestyle behavioral factors, and sociodemographic variables were obtained. Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models were applied. In Model 1, adults who spent more time using a motorcycle (third quartile, odds ratio (OR) = 1.17; fourth quartile, OR = 1.60) were more likely to be overweight compared with the first quartile. In Model 2, after adjusting for the covariates, only the fourth quartile of motorcycle use (OR = 1.50) was associated with a higher risk of overweight. Higher time spent in motorcycle use is related to higher risk of being overweight, even after adjustment for potential demographic and behavioral confounders. Intervention and behavioral change strategies targeting motorcycle use should be considered. |
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spelling | pubmed-54096112017-05-03 Association of Motorcycle Use with Risk of Overweight in Taiwanese Urban Adults Lin, Chien-Yu Liao, Yung Park, Jong-Hwan Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Sedentary transport is known to adversely affect health. Few studies have focused on motorcycle use. This study examines the association of motorcycle use with overweight in urban adults in Taiwan. Cross-sectional data from 1069 Taiwanese adults aged 20–64 years in three urban cities were collected in 2015. Data on self-reported body mass index, time spent in motorcycle use, lifestyle behavioral factors, and sociodemographic variables were obtained. Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models were applied. In Model 1, adults who spent more time using a motorcycle (third quartile, odds ratio (OR) = 1.17; fourth quartile, OR = 1.60) were more likely to be overweight compared with the first quartile. In Model 2, after adjusting for the covariates, only the fourth quartile of motorcycle use (OR = 1.50) was associated with a higher risk of overweight. Higher time spent in motorcycle use is related to higher risk of being overweight, even after adjustment for potential demographic and behavioral confounders. Intervention and behavioral change strategies targeting motorcycle use should be considered. MDPI 2017-04-12 2017-04 /pmc/articles/PMC5409611/ /pubmed/28417951 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14040410 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lin, Chien-Yu Liao, Yung Park, Jong-Hwan Association of Motorcycle Use with Risk of Overweight in Taiwanese Urban Adults |
title | Association of Motorcycle Use with Risk of Overweight in Taiwanese Urban Adults |
title_full | Association of Motorcycle Use with Risk of Overweight in Taiwanese Urban Adults |
title_fullStr | Association of Motorcycle Use with Risk of Overweight in Taiwanese Urban Adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Association of Motorcycle Use with Risk of Overweight in Taiwanese Urban Adults |
title_short | Association of Motorcycle Use with Risk of Overweight in Taiwanese Urban Adults |
title_sort | association of motorcycle use with risk of overweight in taiwanese urban adults |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5409611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28417951 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14040410 |
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