Sport disciplines, types of sports, and waist circumference in young adulthood – a population‐based twin study

Rottensteiner, Mirva; Mäkelä, Sara; Bogl, Leonie H.; Törmäkangas, Timo; Kaprio, Jaakko

doi:10.1080/17461391.2017.1356874

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“…We also found the number of physical activities/sports engaged in to be inversely associated with waist circumference, also when adjusted for overall leisure-time physical activity level volume (Rottensteiner et al, 2017). This indicates that engaging in a diversity of physical activities/sports rather than specific activities may be beneficial in preventing abdominal obesity.…”

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FinnTwin16: A Longitudinal Study from Age 16 of a Population-Based Finnish Twin Cohort

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The purpose of this review is to provide a detailed and updated description of the FinnTwin16 (FT16) study and its future directions. The Finnish Twin Cohort comprises three different cohorts: the Older Twin Cohort established in the 1970s and the FinnTwin12 and FT16 initiated in the 1990s. FT16 was initiated in 1991 to identify the genetic and environmental precursors of alcoholism, but later the scope of the project expanded to studying the determinants of various health-related behaviors and diseases in different stages of life. The main areas addressed are alcohol use and its consequences, smoking, physical activity, overall physical health, eating behaviors and eating disorders, weight development, obesity, life satisfaction and personality. To date, five waves of data collection have been completed and the sixth is now planned. Data from the FT16 cohort have contributed to several hundred studies and many substudies, with more detailed phenotyping and collection of omics data completed or underway. FT16 has also contributed to many national and international collaborations.

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FinnTwin16: A Longitudinal Study from Age 16 of a Population-Based Finnish Twin Cohort

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“…Follow‐up surveys have been conducted at the mean ages of 17, 18, 24 and 34. The cohort has been described in detail elsewhere (Kaprio, Pulkkinen, & Rose, 2002; Rottensteiner et al, 2017). This study focused on the latest survey wave that was a web‐based questionnaire conducted in 2010–2012, with 4246 respondents (55% females) and a response rate of 72%.…”

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“…In order to describe the diversity of LTPA, we utilised a multiple-choice question, "What is your LTPA like? ", with 26 given choices and an open field with space for reporting additional sport activities (Supplement Document 1) (Rottensteiner et al, 2017). Based on these answers, we first created a sum variable to reflect the quantity of sport activities participated in.…”

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Cross‐sectional associations between the diversity of sport activities and the type of low back pain in adulthood

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European Journal of Sport Science

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Leisure-time physical activity has a complex relationship with low back pain (LBP). Thus, we aimed to investigate whether the diversity of sport activities is associated with the type of LBP. In the FinnTwin16 study, 4246 (55% females) Finnish twins at mean age 34.1 years replied to a health behaviour survey in 2010-12. Based on participation in different sport activities, we created two measures of diversity: quantity (i.e., the number of sport activities: 1, 2, 3, 4, and ≥5) and quality (i.e., the type of sport activity: endurance, strength, body care, etc.). Based on the frequency, duration, and type of LBP, we created three groups: no history of LBP lasting more than one day, radiating LBP, and non-radiating LBP. The associations between the quantity and quality of sport activities and type of LBP were investigated with logistic regression analyses. Participation in ≥5 sport activities associated with less radiating and non-radiating LBP in analyses pooled across sex (odds ratio 0.46, 95% CI 0.30-0.69 and 0.66, 0.44-0.99, respectively). However, the associations attenuated after adjusting for several confounders. Participation in endurance sports was associated with less radiating (0.58, 0.43-0.76) and non-radiating (0.60, 0.44-0.81) LBP, whereas strength sports and body care only with less radiating LBP (0.76, 0.58-1.00 and 0.26, 0.09-0.74, respectively) adjusted for all sport types. On a sport-specific level, running and cycling were associated with less radiating and non-radiating LBP. In adulthood, the diversity of sport activities, particularly participation in endurance sports, may be associated with less radiating and non-radiating LBP.

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Sport disciplines, types of sports, and waist circumference in young adulthood – a population‐based twin study

Abstract: Participation in several sport disciplines and sport types was associated with smaller WC among young adults in their mid-30s. Shared genetic background may explain some of the associations.

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FinnTwin16: A Longitudinal Study from Age 16 of a Population-Based Finnish Twin Cohort

FinnTwin16: A Longitudinal Study from Age 16 of a Population-Based Finnish Twin Cohort

Cross‐sectional associations between the diversity of sport activities and the type of low back pain in adulthood

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