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Table 5 Individual, behavioural, psycho-social, and environmental correlates of mode shift

From: Mode shifting in school travel mode: examining the prevalence and correlates of active school transport in Ontario, Canada

 

Elementary

   

Secondary

   
 

Unadjusted OR

95% CI

Adjusted OR

95% CI

Unadjusted OR

95% CI

Adjusted OR

95% CI

Socio- demographic

        

Grade

        

   Grade 7

1

 

1

 

-

-

-

-

   Grade 8

0.85

0.58-1.25

0.83

0.51-1.37

-

-

-

-

   Grade 9

-

-

-

-

1

 

1

 

   Grade 10

-

-

-

-

0.87

0.55-1.38

0.69

0.40-1.16

   Grade 11

-

-

-

-

1.11

0.68-1.81

0.93

0.50-1.73

   Grade 12

-

-

-

-

0.81

0.48-1.38

0.80

0.42-1. 52

Sex

        

   Boys

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

   Girls

0.98

0.63-1.54

0.83

0.44-1.58

0.96

0.67-1.37

0.70*

0.49-1.00

Weight status

        

   Normal weight

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

   Overweight/Obese

1.67

0.97-2.87

1.11

0.62-2.00

0.91

0.62-1.32

0.74

0.45-1.21

Parent born abroad

        

Both/one parent born in Canada

1

 

1

     

Both born abroad

1.76*

1.05-2.98

1.35

0.71-2.55

    

Behavioural

        

MVPA

        

   0-4 day/wk

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

   ≥5 days/wk

0.79

0.43-1.44

0.99

0.44-2.20

1.05

0.72-1.55

0.84

0.55-1.28

Part-time job

        

   Did not work outside home

-

   

1

 

1

 

   1-5 hours/wk

-

-

  

0.73

0.42-1.29

1.06

0.58-1.92

   ≥6 hours/wk

-

-

  

0.68*

0.47-0.99

0.71

0.45-1.12

Psychological

        

Perceived physical health

        

   Fair/poor

1

 

1

 

-

   

   Excellent/very good/good

2.86**

1.42-5.76

2.97*

1.00-8.81

-

-

  

Decision-making on mode choice

        

   Never/rarely/sometimes

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

   Often/always

3.00***

1.81-4.96

2.43***

1.23-4.80

2.29***

1.64-3.20

2.42***

1.61-3.63

Parents don't know where their children are in free time away from home

        

   Always/usually

1

 

1

     

   Sometimes/seldom/never

2.64**

1.46-4.77

1.87*

1.00-3.49

    

Environmental

        

Travelled to school

        

   0-15 minutes

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

   16-30 minutes

0.32*

0.11-0.94

0.11***

0.03-0.40

0.38**

0.21-0.67

0.16***

0.09-0.30

   ≥31 minutes

0.32*

0.11-0.95

0.07***

0.02-0.29

0.10***

0.03-0.27

0.03***

0.01-0.10

Travelled from school

        

   0-15 minutes

-

   

1

 

1

 

   16-30 minutes

-

-

  

1.79**

1.23-2.60

4.32***

2.82-6.60

   ≥31 minutes

-

-

  

1.87**

1.23-2.85

10.49***

6.44-17.09

Living in urban area

        

   Rural

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

   Urban

3.79*

1.14-12.60

3.58*

1.00-12.90

5.60**

1.97-15.89

3.24*

1.18-8.85

Regions

        

   Toronto

1

 

1

 

-

   

   North

0.52

0.17-1.59

0.65

0.19-2.21

-

-

  

   West

0.66

0.27-1.60

0.85

0.29-2.48

-

-

  

   East

0.26**

0.10-0.66

0.42

0.15-1.19

-

-

  

Changing school in the last five years

        

   No

-

   

1

 

1

 

   Yes

-

-

  

1.48*

1.04-2.10

1.43

0.96-2.10

  1. *** p < 0.001;** p < 0.01;* p < 0.05
  2. OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. The unadjusted and adjusted ORs and CIs of variables only included in the final models are reported in this table.