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Socioeconomic status moderates the association between perceived environment and active commuting to school

Silva, Alexandre Augusto De Paula Da; Fermino, Rogério César; Souza, Carla Adriane; Lima, Alex Vieira; Rodriguez-Añez, Ciro Romelio; Reis, Rodrigo Siqueira

Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 52 (2018); 93

Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública 2018-11-22

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  • Título:
    Socioeconomic status moderates the association between perceived environment and active commuting to school
  • Autor: Silva, Alexandre Augusto De Paula Da; Fermino, Rogério César; Souza, Carla Adriane; Lima, Alex Vieira; Rodriguez-Añez, Ciro Romelio; Reis, Rodrigo Siqueira
  • Assuntos: Adolescent; Parent-Child Relations; Socioeconomic Factors; Social Environment; Transportation
  • É parte de: Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 52 (2018); 93
  • Descrição: OBJECTIVE: To analyze the moderator effect of socioeconomic status in the association between the perceived environment and active commuting to school. METHODS: A total of 495 adolescents and their parents were interviewed. Perceived environment was operationalized in traffic and crime safety and assessed with the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale. Active commuting was self-reported by the adolescents, categorized in walking, bicycling or skating at least one time/week. Socioeconomic status was used as moderator effect, reported from adolescents’ parents or guardians using Brazilian standardized socioeconomic status classification. Analyses were performed with Poisson regression on Stata 12.0. RESULTS: Prevalence of active commuting was 63%. Adolescents with low socioeconomic status who reported “it is easy to observe pedestrians and cyclists” were more likely to actively commute to school (PR = 1.18, 95%CI 1.03–1.13). Adolescents with low socioeconomic status whose parents or legal guardians reported positively to “being safe crossing the streets” had increased probability of active commuting to school (PR = 1.10, 95%CI 1.01–1.20), as well as those with high socioeconomic status with “perception of crime” were positively associated to the outcome (PR = 1.33, 95%CI 1.03–1.72). CONCLUSIONS: Socioeconomic status showed moderating effects in the association between the perceived environment and active commuting to school.
  • Títulos relacionados: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/152003/148784; https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/152003/148785
  • Editor: Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública
  • Data de criação/publicação: 2018-11-22
  • Formato: Adobe PDF
  • Idioma: Inglês

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