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dc.contributor.authorNordengen, Solveig
dc.contributor.authorRuther, Denise Christina
dc.contributor.authorRiiser, Amund
dc.contributor.authorAndersen, Lars Bo
dc.contributor.authorSolbraa, Ane Kristiansen
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-12T13:22:19Z
dc.date.available2020-05-12T13:22:19Z
dc.date.created2019-11-26T09:03:40Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019, 16(22), 4372.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2654118
dc.descriptionThis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_US
dc.description.abstractGlobally, there is an increasing challenge of physical inactivity and associated diseases. Commuter cycling is an everyday physical activity with great potential to increase the health status in a population. We aimed to evaluate the association of self-reported factors and objectively measured environmental factors in residence and along commuter routes and assessed the probability of being a commuter cyclist in Norway. Our study included respondents from a web-based survey in three Norwegian counties and we used a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to evaluate the natural and built environment. Of the 1196 respondents, 488 were classified as commuter cyclists. Self-reported factors as having access to an e-bike (OR 5.99 [CI: 3.71–9.69]), being physically active (OR 2.56 [CI: 1.42–4.60]) and good self-rated health (OR 1.92 [CI: 1.20–3.07]) increased the probability of being a cyclist, while being overweight or obese (OR 0.71 [CI: 0.54–0.94]) reduced the probability. Environmental factors, such as high population density (OR 1.49 [CI: 1.05–2.12]) increased the probability, while higher slope (trend p = 0.020), total elevation along commuter route (trend p = 0.001), and >5 km between home and work (OR 0.17 [CI: 0.13–0.23]) decreased the probability of being a cyclist. In the present study, both self-reported and environmental factors were associated with being a cyclist. With the exception of being in good health, the characteristics of cyclists in Norway, a country with a low share of cyclists, seem to be similar to countries with a higher share of cyclists. With better knowledge about characteristics of cyclists, we may design better interventions and campaigns to increase the share of commuter cyclists.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subjectbicycleen_US
dc.subjectpublic employeesen_US
dc.subjectactive travelen_US
dc.subjectactive commutingen_US
dc.subjectadultsen_US
dc.subjectGISen_US
dc.titleCorrelates of Commuter Cycling in Three Norwegian Countiesen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2019 by the authors.en_US
dc.source.pagenumber18en_US
dc.source.volume16en_US
dc.source.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_US
dc.source.issue22en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph16224372
dc.identifier.cristin1752184
dc.description.localcodeSeksjon for idrettsmedisinske fag / Department of Sports Medicineen_US
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cristin.unitnameSeksjon for idrettsmedisinske fag
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