Dept of Teaching of Musical, Visual, and Corporal Expression, University of Valencia, Spain.
J Phys Act Health. 2014 Feb;11(2):359-63. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2012-0004. Epub 2013 Jan 28.
Commuting to university represents an opportunity to incorporate physical activity (walking or biking) into students' daily routines. There are few studies that analyze patterns of transport in university populations. This cross-sectional study estimated energy expenditure from active commuting to university (ACU) and examined sociodemographic differences in findings.
The sample included 518 students with a mean age of 22.4 years (59.7% female) from 2 urban universities in Valencia, Spain. Time spent in each mode of transport to university and sociodemographic factors was assessed by self-report.
Nearly 35% of the students reported walking or biking as their main mode of transport. ACU (min/wk) were highest for walkers (168) and cyclists (137) and lowest for motorbike riders (0.0) and car drivers (16). Public transport users, younger students, low socioeconomic status students, and those living ≤ 2 km from the university had higher energy expenditure from active commuting than comparison groups. Biking was highest among those living 2-5 km from the university.
Our findings suggest that active commuting and public transit use generated substantial weekly energy expenditure, contributed to meeting physical activity recommendations, and may aid in obesity prevention.
往返大学代表着将身体活动（步行或骑自行车）融入学生日常生活的机会。很少有研究分析大学生群体的交通模式。本横断面研究估计了往返大学的主动通勤（ACU）的能量消耗，并检查了发现中的社会人口统计学差异。
该样本包括来自西班牙巴伦西亚 2 所城市大学的 518 名平均年龄为 22.4 岁的学生（59.7%为女性）。通过自我报告评估了每个去往大学的交通模式的时间和社会人口统计学因素。
近 35%的学生报告说步行或骑自行车是他们主要的交通方式。步行者（168 分钟/周）和骑自行车者（137 分钟/周）的 ACU（分钟/周）最高，而摩托车骑手（0.0 分钟/周）和汽车司机（16 分钟/周）的 ACU 最低。使用公共交通工具、年轻学生、社会经济地位较低的学生以及居住在离大学≤2 公里的学生，其主动通勤的能量消耗高于对照组。居住在离大学 2-5 公里的学生中，骑自行车的比例最高。
我们的研究结果表明，主动通勤和公共交通的使用产生了大量的每周能量消耗，有助于满足身体活动建议，可能有助于预防肥胖。
