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Table 2 Sociodemographic factors, mode of commuting, distance and accompaniment to school between children and adolescents

From: Parent’s sociodemographic factors, physical activity and active commuting are predictors of independent mobility to school

 

Overall (n = 684)

Children (n = 438)

Adolescents (n = 246)

p-value

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Sociodemographic factors

       

 Age (Mean ± SD)

11.3 ± 2.7

9.7 ± 1.7

14.0 ± 1.7

 < 0.001a

Gender

    

 Girls

386

(56.4)

243

(55.5)

143

(58.1)

0.521

 Boys

298

(43.6)

195

(44.5)

103

(41.9)

Mode of commuting (n = 673)

       

 Active

263

(39.1)

169

(39.0)

94

(39.2)

0.518

 Passive

410

(60.9)

264

(61.0)

146

(60.8)

Distance to school (n = 684)

       

 < 1 km

477

(69.7)

275

(62.8)

202

(82.1)

 < 0.001a

 ≥ 1 km

207

(30.3)

163

(37.2)

44

(17.9)

Accompaniment to school (n = 647)

       

 IM

299

(46.2)

176

(40.2)

123

(58.9)

 < 0.001a

 Accompanied

348

(53.8)

262

(59.8)

86

(41.1)

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. ap < 0.001