Prevalência e fatores sociodemográficos associados ao deslocamento passivo para a escola: comparação entre adolescentes de distintas regiões do brasil

André de Araújo Pinto; Felipe Leite Françosi; Markus Vinicius Nahas; Rita Maria dos Santos Puga Barbosa; Diego Augusto Santos Silva; Andreina Medeiros Costa; Mateus Augusto Bim; Karoline Sousa Scarabelot; Gaia Salvador Claumann; Andreia Pelegrini

doi:10.6063/motricidade.19453

Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with passive commuting to school: comparison between adolescents from different regions of Brazil

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André de Araújo Pinto Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7931-3987
Felipe Leite Françosi Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Markus Vinicius Nahas Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-7777
Rita Maria dos Santos Puga Barbosa Universidade Federal do Amazonas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-7777
Diego Augusto Santos Silva Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0489-7906
Andreina Medeiros Costa Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0719-1917
Mateus Augusto Bim Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4064-1975
Karoline Sousa Scarabelot Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5507-9236
Gaia Salvador Claumann Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3859-9106
Andreia Pelegrini Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8862-9636

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https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.19453

Abstract

The level of physical activity of adolescents has been a concern for public health agencies, suggesting the maximum use of the physical activities available in daily life. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of passive commuting to school and analyze the sociodemographic factors associated with adolescents from two Brazilian cities. The participants of this cross-sectional, epidemiologic, and school-based study were adolescents boys and girls, aged 15 to 18, from a city of Southern Brazil, São José/Santa Catarina (= 1024), and from a city of Northern Brazil city, Manaus/Amazonas (n= 1109). Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire with information regarding commuting to school, age, gender, and Family income. Poisson regression was used to estimate the prevalence ratios and confidence intervals of 95% (CI95%). The adolescents from Santa Catarina were more passive (53.5%; CI95%: 50.1-56.0) than adolescents from Amazonas (37.3%; CI95%: 34.5-39.7) in commuting to school. Female gender and being part of a Family with higher monthly income were associated with increased chances of passively commuting to school in both cities. The ages of 16 and 17 were associated with diminished chances of passively commuting to school in adolescents from Amazonas. Measures to avoid and reduce passive commuting should target, especially, girls and adolescents from higher-income Families.

Keywords: Adolescents, Physical activity, Income.

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2021-03-31

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Pinto, A. de A., Françosi, F. L., Nahas, M. V., Barbosa, R. M. dos S. P., Silva, D. A. S., Costa, A. M., … Pelegrini, A. (2021). Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with passive commuting to school: comparison between adolescents from different regions of Brazil. Motricidade, 17(1), 15–22. https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.19453

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2021): Motricidade

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