Active Commuting and Healthy Behavior among Adolescents in Neighborhoods with Varying Socioeconomic Status [Elektronisk resurs] The NESLA Study
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Buli, Benti Geleta (författare)
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Tillander, Annika (författare)
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Fell, Terence, 1964- (författare)
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Bälter, Katarina (författare)
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Sustainable working life, lifestyle and health (medarbetare)
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Sustainable working life, lifestyle and health (medarbetare)
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Mälardalens universitet Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd (utgivare)
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Mälardalens universitet Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik (utgivare)
- Publicerad: 2022
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. - 1661-7827. ; 19:7
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- (1) Background: The World Health Organization recommends active commuting as a source of physical activity. Active commuting is determined by various factors, including the socioeconomic status (SES) of families and neighborhoods, distance to schools, perceived neighborhood safety, lifestyles, and availability of walkways and biking paths. This study aimed to assess factors associated with modes of transportation to and from school among adolescents aged 16–19 living in a middle-sized city in Sweden. (2) Method: Three hundred and fourteen students, of whom 55% were females, from schools in the city of Västerås participated in the study. Printed as well as web-based self-administered questionnaires were used to collect the data. (3) Results: Adolescents living in high SES neighborhoods were 80% more likely to bike or walk to school (OR = 1.80; CI: 1.01, 3.20) than adolescents living in low SES neighborhoods. Furthermore, active commuting was associated with higher consumption of fruits and vegetables (OR = 1.77; CI: 1.05, 2.97) and less consumption of junk foods (OR = 0.43; CI: 0.26, 0.71), as compared to passive commuting. (4) Conclusions: Active commuting is a cost-effective and sustainable source of regular physical activity and should be encouraged at a societal level.
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- Medical and Health Sciences (hsv)
- Medicin och hälsovetenskap (hsv)
- Medical and Health Sciences (hsv)
- Health Sciences (hsv)
- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv)
- Medicin och hälsovetenskap (hsv)
- Hälsovetenskaper (hsv)
- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv)
- folkhälsovetenskap (mdh)
- Public Health Sciences (mdh)
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- government publication (marcgt)
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- active transport; school; lifestyle; health; environment
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