TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Socioeconomic status moderates the association between perceived environment and active commuting to school
JO  - Revista de saude publica
A1  - Silva, Alexandre Augusto de Paula da
A1  - Fermino, Rogério César
A1  - Souza, Carla Adriane
A1  - Lima, Alex Vieira
A1  - Rodriguez-Añez, Ciro Romelio
A1  - Reis, Rodrigo Siqueira
SP  - 93
EP  - 93
VL  - 52
IS  - 
N2  - 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 "it is easy to observe pedestrians and cyclists" 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 "being safe crossing the streets" 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 "perception of crime" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0034-8910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000189
ID  - ref1
ER  -