Diversity of leisure-time sport activities in adolescence as a predictor of leisure-time physical activity in adulthood.

ABSTRACT: Because sustained physical activity is important for a healthy life, this paper examined whether a greater diversity of sport activities during adolescence predicts higher levels of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in adulthood. From sport activity participation reported by 17-year-old twins, we formed five groups: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5+ different sport activities. At follow-up in their mid-thirties, twins were divided into four activity classes based on LTPA, including active commuting. Multinomial regression analyses, adjusted for several confounders, were conducted separately for male (N=1288) and female (N=1770) participants. Further, conditional logistic regression analysis included 23 twin pairs discordant for both diversity of sport activities in adolescence and LTPA in adulthood.

SUBMITTER: Makela S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5806530 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature