Socioeconomic status moderates the association between perceived environment and active commuting to school

Autores

  • Alexandre Augusto de Paula da Silva Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Rogério César Fermino Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
  • Carla Adriane Souza Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
  • Alex Vieira Lima Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
  • Ciro Romelio Rodriguez-Añez Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
  • Rodrigo Siqueira Reis Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000189

Palavras-chave:

Adolescent, Parent-Child Relations, Socioeconomic Factors, Social Environment, Transportation

Resumo

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the moderator effect of socioeconomic status in the association between the perceived environment and active commuting to school. METHODS: A total of 495 adolescents and their parents were interviewed. Perceived environment was operationalized in traffic and crime safety and assessed with the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale. Active commuting was self-reported by the adolescents, categorized in walking, bicycling or skating at least one time/week. Socioeconomic status was used as moderator effect, reported from adolescents’ parents or guardians using Brazilian standardized socioeconomic status classification. Analyses were performed with Poisson regression on Stata 12.0. RESULTS: Prevalence of active commuting was 63%. Adolescents with low socioeconomic status who reported “it is easy to observe pedestrians and cyclists” were more likely to actively commute to school (PR = 1.18, 95%CI 1.03–1.13). Adolescents with low socioeconomic status whose parents or legal guardians reported positively to “being safe crossing the streets” had increased probability of active commuting to school (PR = 1.10, 95%CI 1.01–1.20), as well as those with high socioeconomic status with “perception of crime” were positively associated to the outcome (PR = 1.33, 95%CI 1.03–1.72). CONCLUSIONS: Socioeconomic status showed moderating effects in the association between the perceived environment and active commuting to school.

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2018-11-22

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Silva, A. A. de P. da, Fermino, R. C., Souza, C. A., Lima, A. V., Rodriguez-Añez, C. R., & Reis, R. S. (2018). Socioeconomic status moderates the association between perceived environment and active commuting to school. Revista De Saúde Pública, 52, 93. https://doi.org/10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000189