Qualitative variables (excess body weight, sexual maturation classification, maternal excess body weight, birth weight, active commuting to school, school type) were described by relative frequencies.
WITH all the variables confronting home buyers in Westchester -- cost, commute, schools, mortgage rates, taxes, termites -- it's no wonder that the local supermarket rarely enters the equation.
There was no significant difference between groups in time in total MVPA, in-school and out-of-school MVPA and active commuting to school at 3 and 7 months, after adjustment for age, gender, BMI at baseline (table 2).
The published, peer-reviewed literature on active commuting to school, particularly on walk to school intervention programs, is sparse as previously reviewed [ 17- 19].
The implementation score of active commuting to school showed no significant difference between primary and secondary schools (score primary school: 4.09 (0.51), score secondary school: 4.09 (0.38)).
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships between demographic, behavioral, social/psychological, and environmental correlates of active commuting to school among a sample of high school students.
Identifying threshold distances is important to help urban designers/planners develop neighbourhoods that support active commuting to school (i.e., to locate the schools within walkable distances from residential areas) and feed into policy decisions around school commuting (i.e., set the cut-offs points for school bus provision).
Active commuting to school was questioned by seven items on four themes: promotion of active school commuting, facilities for active school commuting, safety from traffic and safety from theft.
Active commuting to school provides an opportunity for increasing levels of physical activity on school days (Larouche et al., 2014).
In what kind of a world does a young learner commute to school, if they commute at all?
