Table 3.
Individual, behavioural, psycho-social, and environmental correlates of active school transports in elementary school students
| To school | From school | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | |
| Socio- demographic | ||||||||
| Grade | ||||||||
| Grade 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Grade 8 | 0.96 | 0.71-1.29 | 0.83 | 0.59-1.16 | 1.01 | 0.74-1.38 | 0.95 | 0.65-1.38 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Boys | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Girls | 1.04 | 0.77-1.40 | 1.00 | 0.72-1.37 | 1.01 | 0.77-1.33 | 0.85 | 0.59-1.23 |
| Weight status | ||||||||
| Normal weight | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Overweight/Obese | 1.05 | 0.76-1.46 | 0.83 | 0.60-1.33 | 1.21 | 0.88-1.66 | 0.90 | 0.59-1.36 |
| Years of highest parent education | 0.87** | 0.78-0.97 | 0.83** | 0.75-0.92 | 0.90* | 0.82-0.99 | 0.86** | 0.78-0.96 |
| Parent born abroad | ||||||||
| Both/one parent born in Canada | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Both born abroad | - | - | 1.77* | 1.06-2.97 | 0.97 | 0.53-1.79 | ||
| Having car at home | ||||||||
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 0.20*** | 0.11-0.37 | 0.22** | 0.08-0.61 | 0.25*** | 0.12-0.50 | 0.34 | 0.10-1.09 |
| Behavioural | ||||||||
| MVPA | ||||||||
| 0-4 day/wk | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| ≥5 days/wk | 0.91 | 0.70-1.19 | 1.27 | 0.95-1.71 | 0.85 | 0.60-1.19 | 1.19 | 0.77-1.84 |
| Psychological | ||||||||
| Perceived physical health | ||||||||
| Fair/poor | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Excellent/very good/good | - | - | 1.90* | 1.11-3.24 | 2.20* | 1.23-3.92 | ||
| Decision-making on mode choice | ||||||||
| Never/rarely/ sometimes |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Often/always | 1.70** | 1.18-2.46 | 1.35 | 0.89-2.05 | 2.04*** | 1.43-2.90 | 1.73** | 1.11-2.69 |
| Environmental | ||||||||
| Travelled to/from school | ||||||||
| 0-15 minutes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 16-30 minutes | 0.38*** | 0.20-0.70 | 0.40** | 0.20-0.80 | 0.38** | 0.21-0.67 | 0.45* | 0.25-0.81 |
| ≥31 minutes | 0.07*** | 0.03-0.20 | 0.11** | 0.03-0.32 | 0.23*** | 0.11-0.47 | 0.40* | 0.19-0.85 |
| Living in urban area | ||||||||
| Rural | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Urban | 5.17*** | 2.14-12.48 | 3.00** | 1.29-6.98 | 5.72*** | 2.60-12.59 | 4.84*** | 2.05-11.42 |
| Regions | ||||||||
| Toronto | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| North | 0.25* | 0.08-0.77 | 0.27* | 0.10-0.70 | 0.27* | 0.09-0.86 | 0.31* | 0.10-0.98 |
| West | 0.50 | 0.24-1.04 | 0.71 | 0.31-1. 60 | 0.43* | 0.19-0.97 | 0.71 | 0.27-1.85 |
| East | 0.24** | 0.10-0.57 | 0.43 | 0.15-1.22 | 0.20** | 0.08-0.51 | 0.40 | 0.12-1.28 |
*** p < 0.001;** p < 0.01;* p < 0.05
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. Only the unadjusted and adjusted ORs and CIs of variables are included in the final models reported in this table.