New Self-Report Measures of Commuting Behaviors to University and Their Association with Sociodemographic Characteristics
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Palma Leal, Ximena Alejandra; Rodríguez Rodríguez, Fernando; Campos Garzón, Pablo; Castillo Paredes, Antonio; Chillón Garzón, PalmaEditorial
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Materia
Commuting behaviors Physical activity University students Active transport
Fecha
2021Referencia bibliográfica
Palma-Leal, X.; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, F.; Campos-Garzón, P.; Castillo-Paredes, A.; Chillón, P. New Self-Report Measures of Commuting Behaviors to University and Their Association with Sociodemographic Characteristics. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 12557. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph182312557
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National Agency for Research and Development (ANID)/ Scholarship Program/DOCTORADO BECAS CHILE/2020—[Grant N◦ 72210020]; Postdoctoral programme “BECAS CHILE” 2019 [Grant N◦ 74200025]; ’FPU’ Predoctoral Research Fellowship from the Spanish Ministry of Universities [Grant N◦ FPU18/04251]Resumen
Active commuting provides an opportunity for increased physical activity levels by a
simple, inexpensive, and easy way to be incorporated in daily routines and could be considered
a steppingstone for achieving a sustainable society since it provides physical, psychological, environmental, and economic benefits. Objective: (a) to describe the commuting patterns to and from
university in students regarding gender, (b) to provide new self-report variables to measure the
active commuting behavior, and (c) to examine the sociodemographic characteristics associated with
commuting behaviors. Material and Methods: A total of 1257 university students (52.4% females)
participated (22.4 ± 5.6 years old) from three Chilean universities located in different cities. Results:
56.1% of women and 42.0% men use public bus to and from university. The commuting energy
expenditure was higher in active commuting followed by public and private modes of commuting
(p < 0.001). The most active commuters were those older (men: OR = 3.637; 95% CI = 1.63, 8.10;
women: OR = 8.841; 95% CI = 3.94, 13.78), those who lived in university residence (men: OR = 12.432;
95% CI = 4.39, 35.19; women: OR = 3.952; 95% CI = 1.31, 11.85), belonged to low socioeconomic level
(men: OR = 3.820; 95% CI = 1.43, 10.18; women: OR = 4.936; 95% CI = 1.63, 14.90), and to public
universities (men: OR = 26.757; 95% CI = 10.63, 67.34; women: OR = 8.029; 95% CI = 3.00, 21.48).
Conclusion: The sociodemographic characteristics may influence in the mode of commuting to
university. New variables of commuting behaviors may be efficient to quantify the physical activity.