Publicación

Socio-economic factors and active commuting to school in urban Spanish adolescents: the AVENA study

  • EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Autores
    Chillon, P; Ortega, FB; Ruiz, JR; Perez, IJ; Martin-Matillas, M; Valtuena, J; Gomez-Martinez, S; Redondo, C; Rey-Lopez, JP; Castillo, MJ; Tercedor, P; Delgado, M
  • Año Publicación
    2009
  • Volumen
    19
  • Número
    5
  • Pág. Inicio
    470
  • Pág. Fin
    476
  • Pág. Fin
    470
Referencia Citadas
39
Citas Web of Science
46
Total de veces citado (Z9)
49
Recuento Uso 180 días
4
Recuento Uso 5 años
30

Methods: From the AVENA Study, 2183 adolescents (1142 females) aged 13-18.5 years were gathered. Mode and time of transportation to school were self-reported by the adolescents. Parental education level (primary, secondary or university degree), parental professional level (managerial, skilled worker or unskilled worker/unemployed) and the type of school (public or private) were self-reported by the parents. The relationships between ACS and socio-economic factors were analysed by binary logistic regression. Results: Nearly < 65% of the adolescents reported ACS and 83% of them spent < 15 min travelling to school. In male adolescents, maternal primary education level showed an odds ratio (OR) of 1.55 (95% confidence interval, 1.12-2.15), with respect to mothers with a university degree. In female adolescents, mothers with a primary education level showed an OR of 0.68 (0.50-0.92), with respect to mothers with a university degree. Low maternal professional level showed an OR of 1.70 (1.29-2.24), with respect to high maternal professional levels. Students attending public schools showed an OR of 3.47 (2.46-4.90), with respect to students from private schools. Conclusion: Most of the adolescents actively commuted to school, yet the time spent commuting was low. Socio-economic level seems to be inversely related to the ACS in adolescents. Type of school and maternal educational level were the main predictors of ACS.


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Web financiada por la Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), proyecto SOMM17/6107/UGR