Participation in sports in childhood and adolescence and physical activity in adulthood: A systematic review |
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Authors: | Mariana Biagi Batista Catiana Leila Possamai Romanzini Cynthia Correa Lopes Barbosa Gabriela Blasquez Shigaki Marcelo Romanzini Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque |
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Institution: | 1. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campus of Pantanal, Corumbá, Brazilmbiagibatista@yahoo.com.br;3. Physical Activity and Health Laboratory, Department of Physical Education, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazilhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6677-3290;4. Academic Department of Humanities, Federal Technological University of Paraná, Apucarana, Brazil;5. Department of Physical Education, Rio Preto University Center and Paulista University, S?o José do Rio Preto, Brazil;6. Physical Activity and Health Laboratory, Department of Physical Education, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to systematically review the literature to verify the association between participation in sports (PS) in childhood and adolescence and physical activity (PA) in adulthood. A systematic search was conducted in the following databases: Medline (PUBMED), Web of Science, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus, LILACS and SciELO. All steps of the process followed the recommendations of the PRISMA FlowDiagram. After all the steps of the process, 29 articles were included for analysis. In general, only three of the studies analyzed found no relation between PS in childhood and adolescence and PA in adulthood. However, a positive relationship was found to be weak in only 7% of the studies, a moderate relation in 62% of the studies, and a strong relation in 21%. It was found that higher weekly frequencies of PS; persistence of at least three years of PS and, finally, the highest level of practice and/or competition reached were related to higher levels of PA in adulthood. Thus, it can be concluded that there is a positive association considered moderate to strong between PS in childhood and adolescence and PA in adulthood. |
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Keywords: | Youth sports motor activity adults health behavior |
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