Patterns of Active Commuting to School in Spanish Preschool Children and Its Associations with Socio-Economic Factors: The PREFIT Project

Manuel Herrador-Colmenero, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Idoia Labayen, Adrià Muntaner-Mas, Diego Moliner-Urdiales, Gabriel Lozano-Berges, Pedro J. Benito, Manuel A. Rodríguez-Pérez, Álvaro Delgado-Alfonso, Joaquín Sanchís-Moysi, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno and Palma Chillón
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Manuel Herrador-Colmenero: La Inmaculada Teacher Training Center, University of Granada, 18013 Granada, Spain
Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez: Institute for Innovation & Sustainable Development in Food Chain (IS-FOOD), Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarre, IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Idoia Labayen: Institute for Innovation & Sustainable Development in Food Chain (IS-FOOD), Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarre, IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Adrià Muntaner-Mas: PROFITH “Promoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity” Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
Diego Moliner-Urdiales: LIFE Research Group, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellon, Spain
Gabriel Lozano-Berges: GENUD “Growth, Exercise, NUtrition and Development” Research Group, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Pedro J. Benito: Laboratory of Exercise Physiology Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Manuel A. Rodríguez-Pérez: Department of Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Álvaro Delgado-Alfonso: Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cádiz, 11519 Puerto Real, Spain
Joaquín Sanchís-Moysi: Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35001 Canary Islands, Spain
Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno: Health and Social Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 16002 Cuenca, Spain
Palma Chillón: PROFITH “Promoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity” Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-13

Abstract: The aims of this study were to describe patterns of active commuting to school (ACS) of preschool children, and to analyse the relationship between ACS and family socio-economic factors. A total of 2636 families of preschoolers (3-to-5 years old) were asked to complete a questionnaire at home about the mode of commuting to school of their children and marital status, educational level, and profession of both father and mother. Chi-square analyses were applied to compare ACS between school grades and gender of the children. To analyse the association of ACS with socio-economic factors, logistic regression analyses were performed. Almost 50% of participants reported ACS of their offspring, with a higher rate in 3rd preprimary grade (5 years old) than in 1st and 2nd preprimary grades (3- and 4-years old. All, p < 0.05). Those preschool children who had parents with lower educational level and no managerial work had higher odds to ACS than those who had parents with higher educational level and managerial work (all, p ? 0.001). Around half of the Spanish preschool children included in this study commuted actively to school and families with lower educational levels or worse employment situation were related to active commuting to school.

Keywords: active transportation; physical activity; determinants; family; kindergarden; motor activity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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