Lifetime risk factors for leisure-time physical inactivity in mid-adulthood.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to identify factors from different life-stages that were associated with inactivity at two adult ages and stability and change between these ages. Leisure-time inactivity (activity frequency <1/wk) was assessed at 33y and 50y in the 1958 British Birth cohort (N = 12,271). We created scores representing several domains, i.e. physical health, mental function, social, family and neighbourhood circumstances at different life-stages, and examined associations with adult inactivity. 31% were inactive at 33y and 50y with 17% deteriorating to, and 18% improving from, inactivity. Adjusting for all domains and life-stages, most concurrent factors were associated with inactivity: e.g. per 1-unit worsening physical status (score range:0-2) OR_adjusted for 50y inactivity was 1.56(1.4

SUBMITTER: Pinto Pereira SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6066603 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature