Associations of commuting to school and work with demographic variables and with weight status in eight European countries: the ENERGY-cross sectional study

Te Velde, Saskia J.; Haraldsen, Eli; Vik, Frøydis N.; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Jan, Natasa; Kovács, Éva; Moreno, Luis A.; Dössegger, Alain; Manios, Yannis; Brug, Johannes; Bere, Elling (2017). Associations of commuting to school and work with demographic variables and with weight status in eight European countries: the ENERGY-cross sectional study Preventive Medicine, 99, pp. 305-312. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.03.005

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This study aims to assess the prevalence of different modes of commuting to school and work for 10-12year-olds and their parents; to assess the associations with demographic variables (country, sex, parental education and ethnicity) and with weight status in eight European countries. As part of the ENERGY project a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2010 in which modes of commuting and socio-demographic variables for children (N=7903) and one of their parents (n=6455) were measured by questionnaires. Children's weight and height were objectively measured; parents self-reported their weight and height. Logistic multilevel regression analyses assessed the associations between mode of commuting and overweight. Differences between countries and differences in mode of commuting according to demographic variables were tested using ?(2)-test and Marascuilo's Post-hoc analysis. There were marked differences between countries, especially regarding cycling to school, which was common in The Netherlands and Norway and rare in Greece and Spain. Demographic variables were associated with mode of commuting in children and parents. Mode of commuting was not associated with being overweight in children, after adjustment for demographic variables. Bicycling to work, but not other modes of commuting, was significantly inversely associated with being overweight among parents (OR=0.74 (95%CI 0.57-0.97)). Interventions targeting active commuting may promote cycling, and should take into account the differences regarding demographic variables.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen SFISM > EHSM - Lehre und Sportpädagogik > Evaluation
Name:	Te Velde, Saskia J.; Haraldsen, Eli; Vik, Frøydis N.; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Jan, Natasa; Kovács, Éva; Moreno, Luis A.; Dössegger, Alain; Manios, Yannis; Brug, Johannes and Bere, Elling
ISSN:	0091-7435 (Print) 1096-0260 (Online)
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Service Account
Date Deposited:	09 Dec 2020 15:57
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2021 02:18
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.03.005
PubMed ID:	28315759
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Active commuting Children Cycling Parents Weight status
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.10954
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/10954