Table 2

Associations between change in mode of travel to work and change in body mass index

Analysis 1: Impact of switching from private motor transport to active travel or public transport
Model characteristicsaMinimally adjusted modelsMaximally adjusted models
All participantsAs models C and D, except restricting the exposed group to participants who switched between t0 and t1As model D, except restricting analysis to participants with longer commuting times at t0
 >10 min>20 min>30 min
Model AModel BModel CModel DModel EModel FModel GModel HModel I
Switch from private motor to public transport or active travel−0.18−0.21−0.32*N/a−0.33N/aN/aN/aN/a
(−0.45 to 0.0)(−0.47 to 0.06)(−0.60 to −0.05)(−0.76 to 0.09)
Switch from private motor to public transport−0.120.12−0.20−0.23−0.42
(−0.55 to 0.30)(−0.57 to 0.80)(−0.67 to 0.27)(−0.75 to 0.29)(−1.05 to 0.22)
Switch from private motor to active travel−0.45**−0.59*−0.75**−1.64***−2.25***
(−0.78 to −0.11)(−1.11 to −0.06)(−1.23 to −0.28)(−2.35 to −0.94)(−3.33 to −1.18)
Observations32693253314422441289752
Analysis 2: Impact of switching to private motor transport from active travel or public transport
Model characteristics†Minimally adjusted modelsMaximally adjusted models
All participantsAs models L and M, except restricting the exposed group to participants who switched between t0 and t1As model M, except restricting analysis to participants with longer commuting times at t0
  >10 min>20 min>30 min
Model JModel KModel LModel MModel NModel OModel PModel QModel R
Switch to private motor from public transport or active travel0.34** (0.06 to 0.62)0.33* (0.04 to 0.62)0.34* (0.05 to 0.64)N/a0.37 (0.00 to 0.75)N/aN/aN/aN/a
Switch to private motor from public transport0.46* (0.06 to 0.86)0.44 (−0.10 to 0.98)0.51* (0.06 to 0.96)0.61* (0.13 to 1.1)0.35 (−2.22 to 0.93)
Switch to private motor from active travel0.26 (−0.09 to 0.62)0.33 (−0.13 to 0.79)0.39 (−0.14 to −0.93)0.52 (−0.19 to 1.22)0.52 (−0.53 to 1.58)
Observations787785658500342239
  • Values tabulated are β-coefficients and 95% CIs.

  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01 and ***p<0.001.

  • †See figure 2 for details of the variables and samples used in each statistical model. n/a, Not applicable.