Life-course social participation and physical activity in midlife: longitudinal associations in the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70).

ABSTRACT: A hypothesized benefit of social participation is that it encourages people to be more physically active. However, limited evidence exists on the association between social participation over the life-course and physical activity in midlife. We sought to apply a life-course framework to examine the association of social participation and device measured physical activity in midlife in the UK. We used the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study (BCS70), which includes all people born in Britain during a single week in 1970. Social participation was assessed at ages 16, 30, 34 and 42. Physical activity was measured by accelerometery at age 46, as mean daily step count and time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The associations of social participation and physical activity were

SUBMITTER: Tsoli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11249713 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature