@article{ref1,
title="Six-year trend in active commuting to school in Spanish adolescents : The AVENA and AFINOS studies",
journal="International journal of behavioral medicine",
year="2013",
author="Chillón, Palma and Martínez-Gómez, David and Ortega, Francisco B. and Pérez-López, Isaac J. and Díaz, Ligia E. and Veses, Ana M. and Veiga, Oscar L. and Marcos, Ascension and Delgado-Fernández, Manuel",
volume="20",
number="4",
pages="529-537",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Promoting daily routine activities, such as active commuting to school, may have important health implications for young people. PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to examine the secular trend of active commuting to school in Spanish adolescents over a 6-year period (2001-2002 to 2006-2007). We also examined several factors that might explain this trend. METHODS: Data comes from two separate cross-sectional studies, both representatives from the city of Madrid (Spain): AVENA and AFINOS studies. These took place in 2001-2002 and 2006-2007 and included 415 (198 girls) and 891 (448 girls) adolescents aged 13-17, respectively. Commuting to school was assessed using a standardized question about their habitual mode of transportation to school: walking, cycling, bus/subway, car, or motorcycle. Chi-square and binary logistic regression were used. RESULTS: Percentage of active commuting girls decreased significantly from 61 % to 48 % (p = 0.002) from 2001-2002 to 2006-2007. Walking declined from 61 % to 46 % and the use of bus/subway increased from 25 % to 37 % in girls. Girls belonging to average/small families had lower odds of being active commuters than girls of large families (OR, 95 % CI: 0.69, 0.48 to 0.98). There were no significant differences in mode of commuting to school for boys (p = 0.269). CONCLUSION: Spanish adolescent girls in 2007-2008 had lower levels of active commuting to school, mainly walking, than their counterparts 6 years before. Belonging to a large family was related with higher active commuting in girls.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1070-5503",
doi="10.1007/s12529-012-9267-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12529-012-9267-9"
}