Leisure-Time Physical Activity Trajectories across Adulthood and Cardiometabolic Risk at the Beginning of Late Adulthood - A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Physical activity (PA) is a key strategy in preventing and treating metabolic syndrome (MetS). The purpose is to investigate the associations of leisure-time PA (LTPA) trajectories across adulthood and current PA with MetS at age 61.

Methods

Participants were 159 Finnish adults (52% women). LTPA frequency was assessed at ages 27, 42, 50, and 61 with a single question. Current PA at age 61 included self-reported vigorous, muscle-strengthening, commuting, and occupational PA. Cardiometabolic risk factors at age 61 included waist circumference, blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose. MetS was defined based on the ATP III criteria. LTPA trajectories were conducted using k means for longitudinal data.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Savikangas T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12863631 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature