Tracking of physical activity from adolescence to adulthood

A population-based study

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9259985
AutoresMario Renato Azevedo (0000-0001-9731-6447, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Cora Luiza Araújo (Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Marcelo Cozzensa Da Silva (0000-0003-2336-7131, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Pedro Rodrigues Curi Hallal (0000-0003-1470-6461), Pedro Curi Hallal (Universidade Federal de Pelotas)
Ano2007
Volume41
Fascículo1
Páginas69-75
Data de publicação2007-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0034-89102007000100010
OpenAlexW2102479801
SCIELO_PIDS0034-89102007000100010
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas25
Referências citadas22

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between regular physical activity in adolescence and leisure-time physical activity in adulthood, with emphasis on gender differences. METHODS: A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, in 2003. A representative sample of households was selected in multiple stages and subjects aged 20-59 years were interviewed. Leisure-time physical activity was evaluated using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Data on adolescent physical activity were based on subjects' recall. RESULTS: Of 2,577 subjects interviewed, 27.5% were classified as adequately active, and 54.9% reported regular physical activity in adolescence. Subjects who engaged in regular physical activity during adolescence were more likely to be adequately active in adulthood (adjusted prevalence ratio 1.42; 95% CI: 1.23; 1.65). This effect was stronger in women (adjusted prevalence ratio: 1.51; 95% CI: 1.22; 1.86) than men (adjusted prevalence ratio: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.10; 1.67). CONCLUSIONS: Promoting physical activity in school age may be a successful intervention against the epidemic of adult inactivity. Although women were less likely to report regular physical activity in adolescence, the effect of this experience on adult behavior was stronger than in men

Leisure time · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Young adult · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Physical Education and Sports Studies · Psychology · Gerontology