TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of Sociodemographic Variables and the Mother's Active Behavior on Active Commuting to School in Children and Adolescents
AU - Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Fernando
AU - Solis-Urra, Patricio
AU - Mota, Jorge
AU - Aranda-Balboa, Maria Jesus
AU - Barranco-Ruiz, Yaira
AU - Chillon, Palma
N1 - Funding Information:
To Chilean and Spanish schoolchildren and their parents who agreed to participate in the study. To Own Research Plan, University of Granada and Junta de Andaluc?a, Ministry of Knowledge, Research and Universities. Finally, the Postdoctorado 2020, Becas Chile, from ANID, Chile.
Funding Information:
This study was supported by Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness and European Regional Development Fund. Additionally, this study took place thanks to funding from University of Granada Plan Propio de Investigación 2016—Excellence actions: Unit of Excellence on Exercise and Health (UCEES)—and Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, and European Regional Development Fund (ref. SOMM17/6107/UGR). Additionally, this work was supported by Ministry of Education of Chile CONICYT PAI-MEC programme 2015 (MEC 80150030) and the Postdoctoral programme Becas Chile 2019 from Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo de Chile (ANID).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Solis-Urra, Mota, Aranda-Balboa, Barranco-Ruiz and Chillon.
PY - 2022/4/4
Y1 - 2022/4/4
N2 - The main objective of the current study was to analyze how parents' sociodemographic characteristics, mode of commuting and physical activity (PA) act as indicators of active commuting to school (ACS) in their children and adolescents. A total of 684 paired parents (52.8% mothers) and their respective offspring (33.7% girls) were included. The participants self-reported their sociodemographic characteristics, mode of commuting, and PA. Logistic regression analyses were performed using a stepwise approach, including, as indicators, parental characteristics, mode of commuting and PA. The main outcome was child and adolescent ACS. The odds ratio (OR) and R2 of Nagelkerke were obtained for each step. Parental sociodemographic characteristics were greater indicators of child ACS than the parental mode of commuting and PA. In children, the greatest predictive variables of ACS explained 38% of the variance and were as follows: car availability (OR = 0.24), father's educational level (OR = 0.47), mother's educational level (OR = 1.95), mother's active commuting to work (OR = 4.52) and mother's salary/month (OR = 0.67). In adolescents, the greatest predictive variables of ACS explained 40% of the variance and were as follows: socioeconomic level (OR = 0.43) and father's active commuting (OR = 10.6). In conclusion, sociodemographic factors are better indicators of ACS than parents' physical activity and active commuting to work.
AB - The main objective of the current study was to analyze how parents' sociodemographic characteristics, mode of commuting and physical activity (PA) act as indicators of active commuting to school (ACS) in their children and adolescents. A total of 684 paired parents (52.8% mothers) and their respective offspring (33.7% girls) were included. The participants self-reported their sociodemographic characteristics, mode of commuting, and PA. Logistic regression analyses were performed using a stepwise approach, including, as indicators, parental characteristics, mode of commuting and PA. The main outcome was child and adolescent ACS. The odds ratio (OR) and R2 of Nagelkerke were obtained for each step. Parental sociodemographic characteristics were greater indicators of child ACS than the parental mode of commuting and PA. In children, the greatest predictive variables of ACS explained 38% of the variance and were as follows: car availability (OR = 0.24), father's educational level (OR = 0.47), mother's educational level (OR = 1.95), mother's active commuting to work (OR = 4.52) and mother's salary/month (OR = 0.67). In adolescents, the greatest predictive variables of ACS explained 40% of the variance and were as follows: socioeconomic level (OR = 0.43) and father's active commuting (OR = 10.6). In conclusion, sociodemographic factors are better indicators of ACS than parents' physical activity and active commuting to work.
KW - active transport
KW - parents
KW - physical activity
KW - school
KW - youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85128491638&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fped.2022.812673
DO - 10.3389/fped.2022.812673
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85128491638
VL - 10
JO - Frontiers in Pediatrics
JF - Frontiers in Pediatrics
SN - 2296-2360
M1 - 812673
ER -