NDLI: Relationships between area-level socioeconomic status and urbanization with active transportation, independent mobility, outdoor time, and physical activity among Canadian children

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Author	Delisle Nyström, Christine Barnes, Joel D. Blanchette, Sébastien Faulkner, Guy Leduc, Geneviève Riazi, Negin A. Tremblay, Mark S. Trudeau, François Larouche, Richard
Abstract	Background Active transportation (AT), independent mobility (IM), and outdoor time are promising ways to increase children’s physical activity. However, in order to create interventions to increase those forms of physical activity, it is important to understand the relationships between area-level socioeconomic status (SES) and type of urbanization with AT, IM, outdoor time, and physical activity, and this was the aim of the study. Methods One thousand six hundred ninety-nine children in grades 4 to 6 (mean age: 10.2 ± 1.0 years) from three Canadian regions participated. AT, IM, and outdoor time were assessed using questionnaires and physical activity was measured using the SC-StepRX pedometer. Area-level SES was assessed using the median household income of the census tract in which the school was located and type of urbanization was determined for each school using standardized procedures. Generalized linear and general linear mixed models were used to examine the relationships. Results Area-level SES and the type of urbanization were generally not related to AT, IM, or physical activity for either gender. However, we observed that both boys and girls living in lower SES areas had decreased odds of spending > 2 h outdoors on weekend days compared to their peers from higher SES areas. Girls living in suburban or rural areas were more likely to spend > 2 h outdoors on weekdays compared to their urban counterparts. Conclusions AT, IM, and physical activity are generally not associated with area-level SES or the type of urbanization in this sample of Canadian children. The finding regarding outdoor time showing that both boys and girls of lower SES areas had decreased odds of spending > 2 h outdoors on weekends compared to their peers from higher SES areas suggest that additional efforts should be implemented to offer outdoor play opportunities in lower SES areas.
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ISSN	14712458
DOI	10.1186/s12889-019-7420-y
Journal	BMC Public Health
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Volume Number	19
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2019-08-09
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Subject Keyword	Public Health Medicine Epidemiology Biostatistics Vaccine Environmental Health Active travel Independent mobility Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity Steps Social determinants of health Time spent outdoors Medicine/Public Health
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Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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