TY - JOUR
T1 - Early determinants of physical activity in adolescence
T2 - Prospective birth cohort study
AU - Hallal, Pedro C.
AU - Wells, Jonathan C.K.
AU - Reichert, Felipe F.
AU - Anselmi, Luciana
AU - Victora, Cesar G.
PY - 2006/4/29
Y1 - 2006/4/29
N2 - Objective: To examine the effects of early social, anthropometric, and behavioural variables on physical activity in adolescence. Design: Prospective birth cohort study. Setting: Pelotas, southern Brazil. Participants: 4453 adolescents aged 10-12 years participating in the Pelotas 1993 birth cohort study (follow-up rate 87.5%). Main outcome measures: Sedentary lifestyle (< 300 minutes of physical activity per week) and median physical activity score (minutes per week). Results: The prevalence of a sedentary lifestyle at age 10-12 years was 58.2% (95% confidence interval 56.7% to 59.7%). Risk factors for a sedentary lifestyle in adolescence were female sex, high family income at birth, high maternal education at birth, and low birth order. Weight gain variables at ages 0-1,1-4, and 4-11 years and overweight at age 1 or 4 years were not significant predictors of physical activity. Levels of physical activity at age 4 years, based on maternal report, were inversely related to a sedentary lifestyle at age 10-12 years. Conclusions: Physical activity in adolescence does not seem to be programmed by physiological factors in infancy. A positive association between birth order and activity may be due to greater intensity of play in 1 childhood and adolescence. Tracking of physical activity from age 4 to 10-12 years, however, suggests that genetic factors or early habit formation may be important.
AB - Objective: To examine the effects of early social, anthropometric, and behavioural variables on physical activity in adolescence. Design: Prospective birth cohort study. Setting: Pelotas, southern Brazil. Participants: 4453 adolescents aged 10-12 years participating in the Pelotas 1993 birth cohort study (follow-up rate 87.5%). Main outcome measures: Sedentary lifestyle (< 300 minutes of physical activity per week) and median physical activity score (minutes per week). Results: The prevalence of a sedentary lifestyle at age 10-12 years was 58.2% (95% confidence interval 56.7% to 59.7%). Risk factors for a sedentary lifestyle in adolescence were female sex, high family income at birth, high maternal education at birth, and low birth order. Weight gain variables at ages 0-1,1-4, and 4-11 years and overweight at age 1 or 4 years were not significant predictors of physical activity. Levels of physical activity at age 4 years, based on maternal report, were inversely related to a sedentary lifestyle at age 10-12 years. Conclusions: Physical activity in adolescence does not seem to be programmed by physiological factors in infancy. A positive association between birth order and activity may be due to greater intensity of play in 1 childhood and adolescence. Tracking of physical activity from age 4 to 10-12 years, however, suggests that genetic factors or early habit formation may be important.
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U2 - 10.1136/bmj.38776.434560.7C
DO - 10.1136/bmj.38776.434560.7C
M3 - Article
C2 - 16601016
AN - SCOPUS:33646446041
SN - 0959-8146
VL - 332
SP - 1002
EP - 1005
JO - British Medical Journal
JF - British Medical Journal
IS - 7548
ER -