@article{ref1,
title="Socioeconomic status moderates the association between perceived environment and active commuting to school",
journal="Revista de saude publica",
year="2018",
author="Silva, Alexandre Augusto de Paula da and Fermino, Rogério César and Souza, Carla Adriane and Lima, Alex Vieira and Rodriguez-Añez, Ciro Romelio and Reis, Rodrigo Siqueira",
volume="52",
number="",
pages="93-93",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To analyze the moderator effect of socioeconomic status in the association between the perceived environment and active commuting to school. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 495 adolescents and their parents were interviewed. Perceived environment was operationalized in traffic and crime safety and assessed with the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale. Active commuting was self-reported by the adolescents, categorized in walking, bicycling or skating at least one time/week. Socioeconomic status was used as moderator effect, reported from adolescents' parents or guardians using Brazilian standardized socioeconomic status classification. Analyses were performed with Poisson regression on Stata 12.0. <br><br>RESULTS: Prevalence of active commuting was 63%. Adolescents with low socioeconomic status who reported &quot;it is easy to observe pedestrians and cyclists&quot; were more likely to actively commute to school (PR = 1.18, 95%CI 1.03-1.13). Adolescents with low socioeconomic status whose parents or legal guardians reported positively to &quot;being safe crossing the streets&quot; had increased probability of active commuting to school (PR = 1.10, 95%CI 1.01-1.20), as well as those with high socioeconomic status with &quot;perception of crime&quot; were positively associated to the outcome (PR = 1.33, 95%CI 1.03-1.72). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Socioeconomic status showed moderating effects in the association between the perceived environment and active commuting to school.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0034-8910",
doi="10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000189",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000189"
}