Levels of Physical Activity at Age 10 Years and Brain Morphology Changes From Ages 10 to 14 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Physical activity may promote healthy brain development in children, but previous research was predominantly cross-sectional and included small samples, providing limited knowledge.

Objective

To investigate the longitudinal associations of physical activity with brain morphology changes.

Design, setting, and participants

A 4-year longitudinal population-based cohort study in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, embedded in Generation R, a cohort from fetal life onward. From the women enrolled during pregnancy, children who had repeated measures of brain structure at ages 10 (range 8 to 12) years and 14 (range 13 to 15) years were included. Data were collected from March 2013 to November 2015 (baseline) and from October 2016 to January 2020 (follow-up). Data were ana

SUBMITTER: Estevez-Lopez F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10556964 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature