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Modes of commuting to university and reasons for mode choice among Chilean students
Fernando Rodríguez, Yaira Barranco-Ruiz, Carolina Cruz León, Emilio
Villa-González, Ximena Palma-Leal, Palma Chillón
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Age-standardized prevalence of overweight and obesity among persons 18+ years old
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World Health Organization. Global Health Observatory data repository. Obesity (body
mass index >= 30) (age-standardized estimate). Data by WHO region [Internet]; 2014. Available from: http://apps.who.int/gho/data/view.main.2461A?lang=en.
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More that 40% of young population in
Chile is classify as overweight or obese
26.7% overweight20.2% obese
46.9%
22.3% overweight22.1% obese
44.4%
National Comprehensive Health Program for Adolescents and Youth. Ministry of Health. Chile, 2012. http://www.minsal.cl/programa-salud-integral-adolescentes-y-jovenes/
The average PA per week is 4.3 hours
Classified as inactives according to WHO
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Incorporate active commuting into everyday
life, such as walking or cycling or combined
with public transport or car
in adult and young population
Active commuting
PALevels
NCD’SRisks
PALevels
AC TO UNIVERSITY
(Del Duca et al.,2016; Foley L et al.,2015)
ACLevels
Molina-García J et al.,2015
Overweight/obesity
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A total of 496 university students (21.270.25 years; 69%
women) were recruited via convenience sampling in class
University students belonging to two different universities of the Central Coast of Chile:• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV, n=346, 69,8%) • Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM, n=150, 30.2%)
Participants completed a paper-based questionnaire personal data• usual mode of commuting to and from university• main reasons to choose the mode of commuting
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The usual mode of commuting to and from university was assessed by two questions:
a) How do you usually go from your residence to university?
b) How do you usually go from university to your residence?
Response options were similar to those previously used in other studies with similar age-groups (Shannon T, et al., 2006; Molina-García J, Castillo I, Sallis JF, 2010; Molina-García J, Sallis JF, Castillo, 2014)
• walking
• by bike
• by car
• by bus
• by motorcycle
• others
• combined (i.e., at least two modes of transport)
Participants were classified
• As “active” if they commuted to and/or from university in an active mode
• As “passive” if they commuted to and from university in a passive mode
Participants who answered “combined” (go=1.6%; from=1.8 %) or “others” (go and from= 5%) were excluded
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Open-ended question, after usual mode of commuting questions
• Why do you usually go to university in this way?_______________________
• Why do you usually go back from university in this way?_________________
Statistical analysis
Comparisons between mode of
commuting and reasons to
choice mode of commuting
go/from university were analysed by McNemar test.
Significance level was set p<0.05
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Activecommuters(n=152)
31%Passivecommuters
(n=307)
69%
COMMUTETO/FROMUNIVERSITY
Activecommuters(n=152)
Passivecommuters(n=307)
USUAL MODE OF COMMUTING TO/FROM UNIVERSITY
(Molina-García J, et al 2010 and 2014)
(Shannon T, et al., 2006)
“ First choice: train/metro/tram”
“ Second choice: public transport”
“Spanish university students (7.5 %)”
“Australian university students (10.6 %)”
The least used
mode of
commuting
Modes of commuting to university and reasons for mode choice among Chilean students
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shortdistance
appropriatedistanceto
commute
comfortabletransport
economytransport
shorttraveltime
healthytransport
Mainreasonsformodeofcommutingchoiceinactivecommuters
gotouniversity
gobackfromuniversity
REASONS FOR MODE OF COMMUTING CHOICE
No statistical differences between go and go back from university
Modes of commuting to university and reasons for mode choice among Chilean students
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
longdistance
shorttraveltime
comfortabletransport
economytransport
onlymodeoftransportation
shortdistance
physicaldifficulties
otherreasons
Mainreasonsformodeofcommutingchoiceinpassivecommuters
gotouniversity
gobackfromuniversity
REASONS FOR MODE OF COMMUTING CHOICE
Longer distances Have been presented in previous literature as the main
barrier for active commuting in:
children (Babey SH et al., 2009)
youth population (Mandic S et al., 2015; Panter J et al., 2008)
adults (Foley L et al 2015)
university students (Shannon T et al 2006)
No statistical differences between go and go back from university
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University students from Valparaíso (Chile) are mainly passivecommuters choosing the bus as the main mode of commuting to andfrom universityDistance was the most common reason determining students' modeof commuting to universityLong distances was the main reason to choose passive modes ofcommuting to/from university
Thank you!
Modes of commuting to university and reasons for mode choice among Chilean students
Fernando Rodríguez, PhD, Yaira Barranco-Ruiz PhD, Carolina Cruz León M.Sc, Emilio Villa-González PhD, Ximena Palma-Leal M.Sc, Palma Chillón PhD.
Modes of commuting to university and reasons for
mode choice among Chilean studentsFernando Rodríguez, PhD, Yaira Barranco-Ruiz PhD, Carolina Cruz León M.Sc, Emilio Villa-González PhD,
Ximena Palma-Leal M.Sc, Palma Chillón PhD.