Grupo IRyS, School of Physical Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Grupo de Investigación PROFITH "PROmoting FITness and Health THrough physical activity". Departamento de Educación Física y Deportiva, Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.
PLoS One. 2019 Mar 5;14(3):e0213159. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213159. eCollection 2019.
Commuting by walking or cycling is a way to increase physical activity levels. The objective of this article was to determine the modes of commuting to school and the distance and time of the way to school among children from Easter Island and from the mainland (Valparaíso), in Chile. A total of 666 children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years old (208 from Easter Island and 458 from Valparaíso) participated and completed a valid questionnaire including data about age, gender, usual commuting mode to and from school, distance, and travel time. There are important differences in the mode of commuting between students of Valparaíso and Easter Island. Private transport is more commonly used in Valparaíso than in Easter Island (p<0.001). Furthermore, it was observed that cycling and public transportation are not used as mode of commuting in Valparaíso and Easter Island respectively. Students from Easter Island, who travel more distance and during more time, are more active than students from Valparaíso (going 24.8% and 17.6%; from: 61% and 28.8% respectively). This situation is influenced by the geographic context of the island, the distances from home to school, and the type of commuting, which fosters the level of active commuting. On the other hand, the passive modes of commuting to school are higher in the mainland urban setting of Valparaíso. It is necessary to study the diverse contexts of the Easter Island population, but, for now, the rural setting of Easter Island seems to be associated with a greater level of active commuting to school.
步行或骑车通勤是增加身体活动水平的一种方式。本文的目的是确定智利复活节岛上和瓦尔帕莱索（瓦尔帕莱索大区）的儿童上学的通勤方式、上学路程和时间。共有 666 名 10 至 18 岁的儿童和青少年（208 名来自复活节岛，458 名来自瓦尔帕莱索）参与并完成了一份有效问卷，其中包括年龄、性别、上学和放学的常用通勤方式、距离和出行时间等数据。瓦尔帕莱索和复活节岛的学生在通勤方式上存在重要差异。瓦尔帕莱索比复活节岛更普遍使用私人交通工具（p<0.001）。此外，还观察到骑自行车和乘坐公共交通工具在瓦尔帕莱索和复活节岛都不是通勤方式。旅行距离更长、时间更长的复活节岛学生比瓦尔帕莱索的学生更活跃（分别为 24.8%和 17.6%；从：61%和 28.8%）。这种情况受到岛屿的地理背景、家庭到学校的距离以及通勤方式的影响，促进了积极通勤的水平。另一方面，瓦尔帕莱索城市环境中的被动通勤方式更高。有必要研究复活节岛人口的不同背景，但目前看来，复活节岛的农村环境似乎与更高水平的积极通勤上学有关。
