Are the correlates of active school transport context-specific?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Previous research consistently indicates that children who engage in active school transport (AST) are more active than their peers who use motorized modes (car or bus). However, studies of the correlates of AST have been conducted predominantly in high-income countries and have yielded mixed findings. Using data from a heterogeneous sample of 12 country sites across the world, we investigated the correlates of AST in 9-11-year olds.

Methods

The analytical sample comprised 6555 children (53.8% girls), who reported their main travel mode to school and the duration of their school trip. Potential individual and neighborhood correlates of AST were assessed with a parent questionnaire adapted from previously validated instruments. Multilevel generalized linear mixed m

SUBMITTER: Larouche R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4850626 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature