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Saucedo-Araujo RG, Gálvez-Fernández P, Cadenas-Sanchez C, Sánchez-López M, Avellaneda P, Suelves JM, Huertas-Delgado FJ, Chillón P, Herrador-Colmenero M. Active Commuting to School among Spanish Preschool Children: A Temporal Change Study between 2013 and 2017. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 11:3. [PMID: 38275424 PMCID: PMC10813918 DOI: 10.3390/children11010003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Active commuting to school may increase the total daily physical activity and achieve health benefits among preschool children. Rates of active commuting to school among Spanish children and adolescents have been widely analysed, while the rates of active commuting to school among Spanish preschool children are unknown. AIM The main objective of this study was to examine the changes in the rates of active commuting to school in a sample of Spanish preschool children between 3 and 6 years old from 2013 to 2017. METHODS Data were found from five studies carried out across Spain. The study sample comprised 4787 preschool children (4.59 ± 0.77 years old; 51% males). The overall changes in active commuting to school were assessed using multilevel logistic regression analysis. RESULTS The rates of active commuting to school in Spanish preschool children are around 52%, and the active commuting to school rates have stayed stable throughout the period assessed (odds ratio from 0.40 to 0.58, all p > 0.05). CONCLUSION In preschool children, the present study obtained a favourable result on active commuting to school, showing a pattern stability in the examined period similar to other ages. It will be of great importance to promote this behaviour to obtain high levels of active commuting to school.
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Affiliation(s)
- Romina Gisele Saucedo-Araujo
- Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 52005 Melilla, Spain;
| | - Patricia Gálvez-Fernández
- Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (P.G.-F.); (C.C.-S.); (P.C.)
| | - Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez
- Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (P.G.-F.); (C.C.-S.); (P.C.)
- Institute for Innovation & Sustainable Development in Food Chain (IS-FOOD), Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarre, IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
| | - Mairena Sánchez-López
- Health and Social Research Centre, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 16071 Cuenca, Spain;
- School of Education, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
| | - Pau Avellaneda
- Departament de Geografia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain;
| | - Josep M. Suelves
- Health Department, Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Government of Catalonia, 08005 Barcelona, Spain;
- eHealth Center Behavior Design Laboratory, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya—UOC, Rambla del Poblenou, 08018 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (P.G.-F.); (C.C.-S.); (P.C.)
| | - Manuel Herrador-Colmenero
- Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (P.G.-F.); (C.C.-S.); (P.C.)
- La Inmaculada Teacher Training Centre, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
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