Associations of sport and exercise participation in adolescence with body composition and device-measured physical activity in adulthood: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To examine whether adolescent sport and exercise participation is associated with adulthood moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), body fat, skeletal muscle mass, and body mass index (BMI), and to explore whether the association between sport and exercise participation and adult body composition depends on adulthood MVPA level.

Methods

Prospective study of 4603 adolescents aged 13-18 year (57.2% female) in the Norwegian Young-HUNT Study and follow-up ~ 11 or ~ 22 years later. Linear regression was used to estimate mean differences in accelerometer-measured MVPA and bioimpedance-measured body fat, muscle mass, and BMI in adulthood according to self-reported sport and exercise participation in adolescence.

Results

Adolescents participating in sport/ex

SUBMITTER: Kongsvold A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883909 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature