TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Correlates of commuter cycling in three Norwegian counties
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Nordengen, Solveig
A1  - Ruther, Denise Christina
A1  - Riiser, Amund
A1  - Andersen, Lars Bo
A1  - Solbraa, Ane
SP  - e16224372
EP  - e16224372
VL  - 16
IS  - 22
N2  - Globally, there is an increasing challenge of physical inactivity and associated diseases. Commuter cycling is an everyday physical activity with great potential to increase the health status in a population. We aimed to evaluate the association of self-reported factors and objectively measured environmental factors in residence and along commuter routes and assessed the probability of being a commuter cyclist in Norway. Our study included respondents from a web-based survey in three Norwegian counties and we used a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to evaluate the natural and built environment. Of the 1196 respondents, 488 were classified as commuter cyclists. Self-reported factors as having access to an e-bike (OR 5.99 [CI: 3.71-9.69]), being physically active (OR 2.56 [CI: 1.42-4.60]) and good self-rated health (OR 1.92 [CI: 1.20-3.07]) increased the probability of being a cyclist, while being overweight or obese (OR 0.71 [CI: 0.54-0.94]) reduced the probability. Environmental factors, such as high population density (OR 1.49 [CI: 1.05-2.12]) increased the probability, while higher slope (trend <i>p</i> = 0.020), total elevation along commuter route (trend <i>p</i> = 0.001), and >5 km between home and work (OR 0.17 [CI: 0.13-0.23]) decreased the probability of being a cyclist. In the present study, both self-reported and environmental factors were associated with being a cyclist. With the exception of being in good health, the characteristics of cyclists in Norway, a country with a low share of cyclists, seem to be similar to countries with a higher share of cyclists. With better knowledge about characteristics of cyclists, we may design better interventions and campaigns to increase the share of commuter cyclists.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224372
ID  - ref1
ER  -