Cycling for Transportation in Sao Paulo City: Associations with Bike Paths, Train and Subway Stations

Autor(es)

Florindo, Alex Antonio ^{[1, 2]} ; Barrozo, Ligia Vizeu ^[3] ; Turrell, Gavin ^[4] ; dos Anjos Souza Barbosa, Joao Paulo ^[2] ; Cabral-Miranda, William ^[3] ; Galvao Cesar, Chester Luiz ^[5] ; Goldbaum, Moises ^[6]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Arts Sci & Humanities, BR-03828000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Grad Program Nutr Publ Hlth, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Philosophy Literature & Human Sci, Dept Geog, BR-05508080 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Australian Catholic Univ, Inst Hlth & Ageing, Melbourne, Vic 3065 - Australia

^[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Dept Prevent Med, BR-01246903 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH; v. 15, n. 4 APR 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 3

Resumo

Cities that support cycling for transportation reap many public health benefits. However, the prevalence of this mode of transportation is low in Latin American countries and the association with facilities such as bike paths and train/subway stations have not been clarified. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the relationship between bike paths, train/subway stations and cycling for transportation in adults from the city of Sao Paulo. We used data from the Sao Paulo Health Survey (n = 3145). Cycling for transportation was evaluated by a questionnaire and bike paths and train/subway stations were geocoded using the geographic coordinates of the adults' residential addresses in 1500-m buffers. We used multilevel logistic regression, taking account of clustering by census tract and households. The prevalence of cycling for transportation was low (5.1%), and was more prevalent in males, singles, those active in leisure time, and in people with bicycle ownership in their family. Cycling for transportation was associated with bike paths up to a distance of 500 m from residences (OR (Odds Ratio) = 2.54, 95% CI (Confidence interval) 1.16-5.54) and with the presence of train/subway stations for distances >500 m from residences (OR = 2.07, 95% CI 1.10-3.86). These results are important to support policies to improve cycling for transportation in megacities such as Sao Paulo. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 12/22113-9 - Indicadores bioquímicos do estado nutricional de micronutrientes e consumo alimentar habitual de residentes do Município de São Paulo - Estudo ISA 2013
• Beneficiário: Regina Mara Fisberg
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular