scholarly journals Youth Sports Participation Is More Important among Females than Males for Predicting Physical Activity in Early Adulthood: Iowa Bone Development Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1328
Author(s):  
Soyang Kwon ◽  
Elena M. Letuchy ◽  
Steven M. Levy ◽  
Kathleen F. Janz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
Bone Development ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Youth Sports ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Development Study

A gender difference in youth sports and physical activity participation is well documented. However, research is limited to understand potential gender difference in the long-term effects of youth sports participation. The study aim was to compare the likelihood of meeting the aerobic Physical Activity Guidelines (PAG) in early adulthood by youth sports participation patterns among females and males. The study sample included 582 Iowa Bone Development Study participants (Iowa, USA). Participation in organized sports was assessed using a physical activity questionnaire 19 times on average between age 6 and 17 years. Accelerometer and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry assessments were conducted at an average age of 23 years. Group-based trajectory analysis was conducted to identify youth sports participation trajectory patterns. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the association between youth sports participation patterns and meeting the PAG in adulthood. We identified three youth sports participation patterns: “continuous participation,” “drop-out,” and “no participation.” Females in the continuous participation group were more likely to meet the aerobic PAG at age 23 years, compared to females in the no-participation group (OR = 2.63; 95% CI = 1.05, 6.55) or the drop-out group (OR = 2.55; 95% CI = 1.38, 4.69). However, among males, youth sports participation patterns were not significantly associated with meeting the aerobic PAG at age 23 years. In conclusion, this study suggests that youth sports participation could be more important among females than males for predicting physical activity in early adulthood.

scholarly journals Youth sports participation and health status in early adulthood: A 12-year follow-up

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 101107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey Logan ◽  
Rhodri S. Lloyd ◽  
Tara Schafer-Kalkhoff ◽  
Jane C. Khoury ◽  
Shelley Ehrlich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Youth Sports ◽  
Sports Participation

The Influence of Self-rated Health on the Development of Change in the Level of Physical Activity for Participants in Prescribed Exercise

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 73-94
Author(s):  
Thomas Bredahl ◽  
John Singhammer
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Exercise Interventions ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Metabolic Equivalents ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

The Influence of Self-rated Health on the Development of Change in the Level of Physical Activity for Participants in Prescribed Exercise Background: Knowledge is needed concerning whether intense prescribed exercise interventions are effective in regards to long term effects on physical activity levels. A successful and lasting outcome of a behaviour-change intervention is believed to be contingent on the inclusion of psychological issues such as self-rated quality of life and self-rated health. This study extends previous research conducted on the long-term influence of prescribed exercise on psychosocial issues. Specifically, it was hypothesized that participants' level of self-rated health (good or poor) at baseline was decisive for level of physical activity in the long term. Methods: This study is based on a secondary analysis of a quasi-experimental study of the impact of counseling on level of physical activity. The study included a baseline analysis of participants in a treatment group (TG) and follow-up after 4, 10 and 16 months. The TG included individuals with lifestyle diseases who followed supervised group-based training and received motivational counselling. The TG was divided into "good" and "poor" self-rated health at baseline. Linear growth curve analyses (multilevel linear regression) were used to examine the data. Results: The results yielded a statistical significant difference of 1.71 metabolic equivalents (MET) between participants with good versus poor health at baseline. Also, a difference of MET was observed at 10 months. MET increased by 0.85 units for participants with good self-rated health (SE = 0.094) from baseline to 16 months, though the increase between subsequent points in time was small and non-significant. In contrast, considerably more variation in the development of MET over time was observed among participants with poor self-rated health. Overall, MET increased by 2.53 units across the whole time span. Results were influenced by the overall proportion of drop-out for participants with good and poor self-rated health with values of 28% and 79%, respectively. Conclusions: Exercise on Prescription (EoP) improves levels of physical activity (MET) of participants with good and poor self-rated health in the long term enough to accommodate national guidelines of levels of physical activity. Participants with poor self-rated health will improve their level of physical activity to a clinical relevant level in the long term, if they manage to stay compliant during the observation period. An assessment of good and poor self-rated health supplemented by a discussion of psychical and physical domains of self-rated health as barriers by the general practitioner (GP), could possibly enhance compliance and thereby long-term adherence to physical activity.

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