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) ORadjusted for 50y inactivity was 1.56(1.44,1.70). Physical status at 33y was associated with inactivity patterns 33y-to-50y (Relative risk ratios (RRRs) of inactivity persistence and deterioration (vs never inactive) per 1-unit worsening status (score:0–1) were 1.73(1.51,1.99) and 1.28(1.10,1.49) respectively; RRR for improvement (vs persistently inactive) was 0.75(0.63,0.88). Some early-life domain scores were associated with inactivity independent of concurrent factors: e.g. per 1-unit worsening early-life social score (range:0–3) ORadjusted for 50y inactivity was 1.12(1.05,1.19). Highly urbanised neighbourhood in early adulthood was associated with inactivity (e.g. RRRs for persistent inactivity and deterioration were 1.42(1.22,1.65) and 1.15(1.01,1.31) respectively; 0.82(0.68,0.98) for improvement). Concurrent physical and mental function were associated with adult inactivity at two ages; poorer physical status was associated with greater risk of inactivity persistence and deterioration and lower risk of improvement 33y-to-50y. Young adult neighbourhood and early-life social and family circumstances were independently associated with mid-life inactivity.

Cohabiting and becoming a parent: associations with changes in physical activity in the 1970 British cohort study

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Change in health and social factors in mid-adulthood and corresponding changes in leisure-time physical inactivity in a prospective cohort

“…Notwithstanding previous research by others [ 17 , 22 , 33 ] and ourselves [ 7 , 30 , 40 ] on life-course influences on inactivity, our focus here addresses an identified knowledge gap on simultaneous changes in factors and inactivity [ 10 , 20 , 21 ]. The ages examined (33y and 50y) span mid-adulthood; if physical activity is at a low level at this life-stage, it is not easily increased later on [ 41 ].…”

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