Can participation in sports during childhood influence physical activity in adulthood?

Abstract

-Aims:The promotion of sports participation during the early years of life is important not only because it promotes health during childhood and adolescence, but also because it has benefits in adulthood. This study was developed to identify the association between sports participation during the early years of life and adulthood, to analyze the non-participation in sports throughout life and to identify the correlates of non-participation in sports. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. Methods: The sample was composed of 743 adults randomly selected in a medium-size Brazilian city. Non-participation in sports during childhood and adolescence was assessed through specific questions, and nonparticipation in sports in adulthood was assessed using the second section of Baecke questionnaire. Answering "no" in the three periods assessed (childhood, adolescence and adulthood) was characterized as non-participation in sports throughout life. Chronological age, sex, formal education, BMI, current job and ethnicity were considered covariates.Categorical data were expressed as rates and compared using chi-square test and binary logistic regression. Results:The prevalence of adults not engaged in sports throughout life was 58.5% (95% CI= 55.1 -62.1). Females (OR = 2.41

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“…2, e261. ISSN 2314-2561 modo que los resultados de la presente investigación apoyan la idea de estudios recientes en cuanto a que la participación de los niños en deportes organizados predice un aumento de la probabilidad de mantener estilos de vida físicamente activos a una mayor edad (Maillane-Vanegas et al, 2017;Palomäki et al, 2018).…”

“…Es por ello oportuno buscar soluciones que promuevan la práctica de actividad física, procurar su adherencia y prevenir el abandono. Para conseguir que los niños mantengan estilos de vida físicamente activos durante la edad adulta, parece necesario inculcar su práctica en deportes organizados (i.e., federados) desde edades tempranas (Maillane-Vanegas et al, 2017;Palomäki et al, 2018). En la mayoría de países el deporte federado supone la forma más habitual de práctica deportiva de los niños (Tremblay et al, 2016).…”

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