Moving Children and Adolescents

Background: Active travel to school is a central source of physical activity for children. However, more and more children use passive modes of transport to commute to school. In order to reverse this trend, it is important to understand correlates of active school transport. Therefore, this study i...

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Autores principales: Kobel S, Wartha O, Steinacker JM
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:138a21d58d8c41a5b15cb27edba780132021-11-16T19:01:41ZMoving Children and Adolescents0344-59252510-526410.5960/dzsm.2019.369https://doaj.org/article/138a21d58d8c41a5b15cb27edba780132019-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.germanjournalsportsmedicine.com/archiv/archiv-2019/issue-3/correlates-of-active-transport-to-school-in-german-primary-school-children/https://doaj.org/toc/0344-5925https://doaj.org/toc/2510-5264Background: Active travel to school is a central source of physical activity for children. However, more and more children use passive modes of transport to commute to school. In order to reverse this trend, it is important to understand correlates of active school transport. Therefore, this study investigated a number of child- and family-related correlates affecting childrens active travel to school.Methods: Parents of 1,690 primary school children (7.10.6 years; 50.4% male) provided data on childrens physical activity, modes of transport, parental physical activity and health consciousness as well as socio-demographic information. Childrens weight status was assessed objectively. Individual logistic regressions were used to determine odds ratios (OR) for all correlates adjusting for age and gender.Results: Significantly related to active commute to school were childrens weight status (OR 0.67, CI [0.48, 0.95], p.03), migration background (OR 1.59, CI [1.28, 1.97], p.01), distance to school (OR 4.50, CI [3.59, 5.66], p.01), maternal physical activity and health consciousness (OR 1.60, CI [1.30, 1.97], p.01; OR 1.44, CI [1.17, 1.77], p.01; respectively), family education level (OR 1.29, CI [1.03, 1.61], p.03) and household income (OR 0.54, CI [0.40, 0.73], p.01).Discussion: A multiplicity of independent correlates of active travel to school has been considered. Understanding these factors might support the development of effective health-promoting interventions.KEY WORDS: School Travel, Physical Activity, Overweight, HealthKobel SWartha OSteinacker JMDynamic Media Sales VerlagarticleSports medicineRC1200-1245DEENDeutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin, Vol 70, Iss 3 (2019)
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Wartha O
Steinacker JM
Moving Children and Adolescents
description Background: Active travel to school is a central source of physical activity for children. However, more and more children use passive modes of transport to commute to school. In order to reverse this trend, it is important to understand correlates of active school transport. Therefore, this study investigated a number of child- and family-related correlates affecting childrens active travel to school.Methods: Parents of 1,690 primary school children (7.10.6 years; 50.4% male) provided data on childrens physical activity, modes of transport, parental physical activity and health consciousness as well as socio-demographic information. Childrens weight status was assessed objectively. Individual logistic regressions were used to determine odds ratios (OR) for all correlates adjusting for age and gender.Results: Significantly related to active commute to school were childrens weight status (OR 0.67, CI [0.48, 0.95], p.03), migration background (OR 1.59, CI [1.28, 1.97], p.01), distance to school (OR 4.50, CI [3.59, 5.66], p.01), maternal physical activity and health consciousness (OR 1.60, CI [1.30, 1.97], p.01; OR 1.44, CI [1.17, 1.77], p.01; respectively), family education level (OR 1.29, CI [1.03, 1.61], p.03) and household income (OR 0.54, CI [0.40, 0.73], p.01).Discussion: A multiplicity of independent correlates of active travel to school has been considered. Understanding these factors might support the development of effective health-promoting interventions.KEY WORDS: School Travel, Physical Activity, Overweight, Health
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