Table 4 Associations of Hong Kong adolescent perceived barriers to walking & cycling to school with mode of transportation choice to/from school
From: Predictors of healthier and more sustainable school travel mode profiles among Hong Kong adolescents
Perceived barriers | OR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|
Regular walkers (5 days / week) vs occasional walkers (<  5 days /week) (reference category) in Walk profile (P1) (N = 430) | ||
 Too much effort | 0.31 (0.20–0.47) | < 0.001 |
 Social | 1.92 (1.20–3.12) | 0.007 |
 Distance | 0.39 (0.29–0.53) | < 0.001 |
Walk (P1) vs Walk & PT (P2) (reference category) (N = 523) | ||
 Too much effort | 0.48 (0.29–0.79) | 0.004 |
 Social | 1.92 (1.20–3.12) | 0.007 |
 Distance | 0.39 (0.29–0.53) | < 0.001 |
Walk (P1) vs PT (P3) (reference category) (N = 916) | ||
 Too much effort | 0.38 (0.28–0.50) | < 0.001 |
 Social | 1.38 (1.03–1.84) | 0.030 |
 Distance | 0.40 (0.33–0.48) | < 0.001 |
Walk & PT (P2) vs PT (P3) (reference category) (N = 579) | ||
 Lack of enjoyment/motivation | 0.51 (0.36–0.72) | < 0.001 |
PT (P3) vs Bicycle, Car or Taxi (P4) (reference category) (N = 546) | ||
 Too much effort | 1.69 (1.02–2.81) | 0.043 |
 Social | 0.57 (0.36–0.90) | 0.015 |
 Distance | 1.51 (1.12–2.05) | 0.007 |
Bicycle, Car or Taxi (P4) vs School bus (P6) (reference category) (N = 166) | ||
 Distance | 0.44 (0.30–0.62) | < 0.001 |
Bicycle, Car or Taxi (P6) vs PT + School bus to school & PT from school + School bus + Car to & car/PT from school (P3, 5, 6, 7) (reference category) (N = 776) | ||
 Distance | 0.62 (0.48–0.78) | < 0.001 |