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Do physical activity and trip characteristics differ when commuting to and from school?: The PACO study

•Commuting to and from school should be considered different behaviors.•Physical activity during walking differs depending on the trip direction.•Walking to and from school can account for 34% of daily physical activity guidelines. To determine whether trip characteristics (i.e., length, duration, a...

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Published in:Travel, behaviour & society behaviour & society, 2023-10, Vol.33, p.100618, Article 100618
Main Authors: Campos-Garzón, P., Amholt, T.T., Molina-Soberanes, D., Palma-Leal, X., Queralt, A., Lara-Sánchez, A.J., Stewart, T., Schipperijn, J., Barranco-Ruiz, Y., Chillón, P.
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Summary:•Commuting to and from school should be considered different behaviors.•Physical activity during walking differs depending on the trip direction.•Walking to and from school can account for 34% of daily physical activity guidelines. To determine whether trip characteristics (i.e., length, duration, and speed) and physical activity (PA) (i.e., light PA [LPA], moderate-to-vigorous PA [MVPA], and PA energy expenditure [PAEE]) differ by trip direction (i.e., home-school and school-home trips), and to examine differences in trips characteristics and PA levels between modes of commuting (walking, multimodal, and motorized-vehicle). 181 adolescents wore a belt on their hip with an accelerometer and a GPS. The HABITUS and PALMSplusR softwares were used to combine accelerometer and GPS data and identify trip characteristics and PA levels during home-school and school-home trips. Mixed model analysis was used to examine the differences in trip characteristics and PA levels between the trip directions and across modes of commuting. The percentage of school-home walking trips was higher (54.4% vs 46.9%) and had longer duration than the home-school walking trips (p 
ISSN:2214-367X
DOI:10.1016/j.tbs.2023.100618