@misc{10481/57368,
year = {2019},
month = {5},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/57368},
abstract = {Background and Objectives: Active commuting to and from university (ACU) could be
 a strategy to increase physical activity levels (PA) and promote health in young university students.
 We aimed to a) examine the patterns of commuting to university in Chilean students; b) the
 association between the mode of commuting to and from university and socio-demographic factors
 and PA-levels. Results: The main mode of commuting was by bus (to university: 55.2% vs. from university:
 59.3%; p < 0.001). The least used mode was cycling (1.4% to and from university). Students living
 >5-km from university were less active commuters than those living in closer distances: (2–5 km,
 odds ratio (OR): 4.424, 95% and 95% confidence intervals (CI): 2.443–8.011, p < 0.001; 2 km, OR:
 143.052, 95% CI: 55.154–371.030, p < 0.001). Students with low PA-levels were less active commuters
 than those with medium (OR: 1.446; 95% CI: 0.864–2.421; p = 0.160) or higher levels (OR: 1.880; 95%
 CI: 1.880–1.094; p = 0.022). Students who lived between 2 and 5 km, presented a significant association
 to be active commuters when they showed medium PA-levels (OR: 5.244, 95% CI: 1.358–20.246;
 p = 0.016). Conclusions: Chilean university students from Valparaíso are mainly passive commuters
 using public transport as the main mode of commuting to and from university; longer distances
 from home to the university are associated with low PA levels. ACU in distances between 2–5 km
 (mainly walking) could contribute to having medium PA-levels in Chilean university students.
 Thus, promoting the ACU walking to and from the university in such distances could be an e ective
 strategy to increase the overall PA levels in Chilean university students.},
publisher = {Medicina},
keywords = {young adulthood},
keywords = {Active transport},
keywords = {Physical activity},
keywords = {Health promotion},
keywords = {University students},
title = {Active Commuting to University and its Association with Sociodemographic Factors and Physical Activity Levels in Chilean Students},
doi = {10.3390/medicina55050152},
author = {Barranco Ruiz, Yaira María and Cruz León, Carolina and Villa González, Emilio and Palma Real, Ximena and Chillón Garzón, Palma and Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Fernando},
}