Table 3 Individual, behavioural, psycho-social, and environmental correlates of active school transports in elementary school students

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