Patterns of active commuting to school in Spanish preschool children and its associations with socio-economic factors: the PREFIT project

Date

2021

Authors

Herrador-Colmenero, Manuel
Muntaner Mas, Adrià
Moliner-Urdiales, Diego
Lozano Berges, Gabriel
Benito, Pedro J.
Rodríguez Pérez, M. A.
Delgado Alfonso, Álvaro
Sanchís Moysi, Joaquín

Director

Publisher

MDPI
Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
Artículo / Artikulua
Versión publicada / Argitaratu den bertsioa

Project identifier

  • MINECO/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/DEP2016-75598-R/
  • AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/FJC2018-037925-I/
Impacto
No disponible en Scopus

Abstract

The aims of this study were to describe patterns of active commuting to school (ACS) of preschool children, and to analyse the relationship between ACS and family socio-economic factors. A total of 2636 families of preschoolers (3-to-5 years old) were asked to complete a questionnaire at home about the mode of commuting to school of their children and marital status, educational level, and profession of both father and mother. Chi-square analyses were applied to compare ACS between school grades and gender of the children. To analyse the association of ACS with socio-economic factors, logistic regression analyses were performed. Almost 50% of participants reported ACS of their offspring, with a higher rate in 3rd preprimary grade (5 years old) than in 1st and 2nd preprimary grades (3-and 4-years old. All, p <0.05). Those preschool children who had parents with lower educational level and no managerial work had higher odds to ACS than those who had parents with higher educational level and managerial work (all, p ≤ 0.001). Around half of the Spanish preschool children included in this study commuted actively to school and families with lower educational levels or worse employment situation were related to active commuting to school.

Description

Keywords

Active transportation, Determinants, Family, Kindergarden, Motor activity, Physical activity

Department

Institute on Innovation and Sustainable Development in Food Chain - ISFOOD

Faculty/School

Degree

Doctorate program

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