Correlates of active commuting to school across two generations: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Active commuting to school (ACS), a source of physical activity (PA), has declined in many countries over recent decades. This study investigates ACS and the factors associated with it among Finnish children and adolescents across two generations: those born between 1965-74 and 1998-2010. We also explore potential generational differences in these associations.

Methods

School commuting was self-reported by 2075 participants of the ongoing population-based Young Finns Study in 1983 (generation 1 (G1), aged 9-18, 52% female), and by their 1137 offspring in 2018 (generation 2 (G2), aged 8-20, 53% female). Factors associated with ACS and the moderating effect of generation on these associations were examined using generalized estimating equation models for clustered binary

SUBMITTER: Suominen TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619840 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature