Prevalence and factors associated with active transportation to school for adolescents

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To verify the prevalence and factors associated with active transportation to school (ATS) among Brazilian adolescents attending public schools. METHODS: Crossectional study with a representative sample of 1,984 adolescents (55.9% girls). Sociodemographic variables included were: gender, age, parental schooling, and socioeconomic status. Psychosocial factors included were: social support from parents and friends for physical activity. Walking, cycling, or skateboarding to school were considered models of active transportation. Binary logistic regression models verified sociodemographic and psychosocial factors association with ATS, adopting p

摘要
研究目的：旨在探明巴西公立学校青少年主动通勤上学（Active Transportation to School, ATS）的流行现状及其相关影响因素。
研究方法：本研究为横断面研究，纳入1984名青少年（其中女生占55.9%）的代表性样本。纳入分析的社会人口学变量包括性别、年龄、父母受教育程度与社会经济地位；心理社会因素包括父母与朋友提供的体育活动社会支持。将步行、骑行自行车或滑板通勤上学界定为主动通勤上学模式。采用二元logistic回归模型验证社会人口学及心理社会因素与主动通勤上学的关联，检验水准采用p值（原文内容未完整呈现）。