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This cross-sectional study comprised 1421 children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years and 1421 mothers, from Brazil. PA, commuting, socioeconomic status (SES), skin color\/ethnicity, and living area were evaluated by questionnaire. Logistic binary regression models were used. Results indicated that mothers\u2019 PA and commuting were associated with children and adolescent\u2019s PA and commuting to school in crude and adjusted models. Considering the role of the demographic factors, an association was only observed for girls in the relationship between mother\u2019s PA with children\u2019s PA. In adolescents, an association was observed in both high\/low SES, boys\/girls, and rural\/urban areas. Regarding children and adolescent active commuting to school, there was an association with mothers commuting. All demographic factors were strongly associated, except for rural areas. 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