What Factors Explain Bicycling and Walking for Commuting by ELSA-Brasil Participants?

Author:

de Matos Sheila Maria Alvim1,Pitanga Francisco José Gondim2,Almeida Maria da Conceição C.3,Queiroz Ciro Oliveira4,dos Santos Clarice Alves15,de Almeida Rogerio Tosta16,da Silva Ianne Tayrine Martins1,Griep Rosane Harter7,Amorim Leila Denise Alves Ferreira8,Patrão Ana Luísa1,Aquino Estela M. L.1

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Collective Health, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

2. Department of Physical Education, School of Education, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

3. Institute Gonçalo Moniz, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Bahia, Brazil

4. Bahia School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

5. Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Southwestern Bahia (UESB), Jequié, Bahia, Brazil

6. Department of Health, State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

7. Laboratory of Education in Environment and Health, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

8. Department of Statistics, Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Abstract

Purpose: To analyze the factors associated with commuting by bicycling and walking in adult participants from ELSA-Brasil (Longitudinal Study of Adult Health). Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Six teaching/research institutions throughout Brazil. Participants: A total of 15 105 civil servants. Measures: Commuting by bicycling and walking was analyzed using the long-form International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Analysis: A hierarchical model containing possible factors associated with commuting by bicycling and walking was constructed. Crude and adjusted odds ratios were calculated using multinomial logistic regression. Results: Considering the 2 forms of commuting, 66% of the participants were being considered inactive or insufficiently active. In women, being “heavier,” feeling unsafe practicing physical activity, and being a former smoker were factors negatively associated with commuting by bicycling and walking. In men, active commuting was less common among those who were overweight or had abdominal obesity, those with a negative perception of safety, and those reporting that there was nowhere suitable in the neighborhood to practice physical activity. Conclusion: Obesity and negative perceptions in the neighborhood are associated with inactive or insufficiently active commuting. The relevance of this finding for public health is reinforce developing policies aimed at promoting health in Brazil and in other countries with similar characteristics.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Health(social science)

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