The Contribution of Walking to School in Students’ Physical Activity and Its Effect on Being Overweight

Table 5

Average home-to-school distance by weight status and mode of travel.

Mode	Active			Semiactive			Motorized			Service
Weight status	Sample size	Distance mean	Distance stdev	Sample size	Distance mean	Distance stdev	Sample size	Distance mean	Distance stdev	Sample size	Distance mean	Distance stdev
Overweight	78	1.58	3.22	45	2.05	2.83	57	2.53	3.10	75	4.70	4.90
Normal	189	1.08	1.65	71	1.85	1.90	168	3.54	4.30	107	4.74	7.15
Underweight	25	1.71	1.52	4	0.69	0.347	5	1.49	2.14	17	5.23	6.73
Total	292	1.27	2.18	120	1.89	2.27	230	3.25	4.02	199	4.77	6.33

stdev = standard deviation.