RT Journal Article
T1 Active commuting to school among 36,781 Spanish children and adolescents: A temporal trend study.
A1 Galvez-Fernandez, Patricia
A1 Herrador-Colmenero, Manuel
A1 Esteban-Cornejo, Irene
A1 Castro-Piñero, Jose
A1 Molina-Garcia, Javier
A1 Queralt, Ana
A1 Aznar, Susana
A1 Abarca-Sos, Alberto
A1 Gonzalez-Cutre, David
A1 Vidal-Conti, Josep
A1 Fernandez-Muñoz, Santiago
A1 Vida, Jeronimo
A1 Ruiz-Ariza, Alberto
A1 Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Fernando
A1 Moliner-Urdiales, Diego
A1 Villa-Gonzalez, Emilio
A1 Barranco-Ruiz, Yaira
A1 Huertas-Delgado, Francisco Javier
A1 Mandic, Sandra
A1 Chillon, Palma
K1 Active transport
K1 Cycling
K1 School
K1 Trends
K1 Walking
K1 Youth
AB This study examines trends in the rates of active commuting to school (ACS) in Spanish children (n = 18 343; 8.93 ± 1.68) and adolescents (n = 18 438; 14.11 ± 1.58) aged 6-18 years from 2010 to 2017. Given the study period included the economic crisis in Spain (2008-2013), the second aim of this study was to compare ACS rates during and after the economic crisis. Data were obtained from 28 studies conducted across Spain. The overall trends in ACS were evaluated using multilevel logistic regression analysis. Among Spanish children and adolescents, the rates of ACS to school ranged around 60% between 2010 and 2017. The rates of ACS in Spanish youth did not change significantly during the 2010-2017 period, except a sporadic increase in the rate of ACS in adolescents in 2012-2013. No significant association between the ACS and the economic crisis time period in youth was found. As conclusion, the ACS remains stable in Spain during the last decade, which is a promising result regarding the evidenced decreasing trend in many countries. Further educational and policy strategies are important to continue promoting this behavior in children and adolescents in the long term.
PB Wiley
YR 2021
FD 2021-01-04
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16946
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16946
LA en
NO Gálvez-Fernández P, Herrador-Colmenero M, Esteban-Cornejo I, Castro-Piñero J, Molina-García J, Queralt A, et al. Active commuting to school among 36,781 Spanish children and adolescents: A temporal trend study. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2021 Apr;31(4):914-924
DS RISalud
RD Apr 18, 2025