TY - JOUR
T1 - Active commuting to school among 36,781 Spanish children and adolescents
T2 - A temporal trend study
AU - Gálvez-Fernández, Patricia
AU - Herrador-Colmenero, Manuel
AU - Esteban-Cornejo, Irene
AU - Castro-Piñero, José
AU - Molina-García, Javier
AU - Queralt, Ana
AU - Aznar, Susana
AU - Abarca-Sos, Alberto
AU - González-Cutre, David
AU - Vidal-Conti, Josep
AU - Fernández-Muñoz, Santiago
AU - Vida, Jerónimo
AU - Ruiz-Ariza, Alberto
AU - Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Fernando
AU - Moliner-Urdiales, Diego
AU - Villa-González, Emilio
AU - Barranco-Ruiz, Yaira
AU - Huertas-Delgado, Francisco Javier
AU - Mandic, Sandra
AU - Chillón, Palma
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - This study examines trends in the rates of active commuting to school (ACS) in Spanish children (n = 18 343; 8.93 ± 1.68) and adolescents (n = 18 438; 14.11 ± 1.58) aged 6-18 years from 2010 to 2017. Given the study period included the economic crisis in Spain (2008-2013), the second aim of this study was to compare ACS rates during and after the economic crisis. Data were obtained from 28 studies conducted across Spain. The overall trends in ACS were evaluated using multilevel logistic regression analysis. Among Spanish children and adolescents, the rates of ACS to school ranged around 60% between 2010 and 2017. The rates of ACS in Spanish youth did not change significantly during the 2010-2017 period, except a sporadic increase in the rate of ACS in adolescents in 2012-2013. No significant association between the ACS and the economic crisis time period in youth was found. As conclusion, the ACS remains stable in Spain during the last decade, which is a promising result regarding the evidenced decreasing trend in many countries. Further educational and policy strategies are important to continue promoting this behavior in children and adolescents in the long term.
AB - This study examines trends in the rates of active commuting to school (ACS) in Spanish children (n = 18 343; 8.93 ± 1.68) and adolescents (n = 18 438; 14.11 ± 1.58) aged 6-18 years from 2010 to 2017. Given the study period included the economic crisis in Spain (2008-2013), the second aim of this study was to compare ACS rates during and after the economic crisis. Data were obtained from 28 studies conducted across Spain. The overall trends in ACS were evaluated using multilevel logistic regression analysis. Among Spanish children and adolescents, the rates of ACS to school ranged around 60% between 2010 and 2017. The rates of ACS in Spanish youth did not change significantly during the 2010-2017 period, except a sporadic increase in the rate of ACS in adolescents in 2012-2013. No significant association between the ACS and the economic crisis time period in youth was found. As conclusion, the ACS remains stable in Spain during the last decade, which is a promising result regarding the evidenced decreasing trend in many countries. Further educational and policy strategies are important to continue promoting this behavior in children and adolescents in the long term.
KW - active transport
KW - cycling
KW - school
KW - trends
KW - walking
KW - youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85099866723&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/sms.13917
DO - 10.1111/sms.13917
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85099866723
SN - 0905-7188
VL - 31
SP - 914
EP - 924
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
IS - 4
ER -