Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Eur J Public Health. 2011 Dec;21(6):719-24. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq176. Epub 2010 Dec 1.
Physical activity plays an important role in prevention of chronic diseases. Animal studies have suggested that lifestyle and exercise habits may have a prenatal origin. Our aim was to assess the role of early growth on leisure time physical activity (LTPA) in later life among 57-70-years-old men and women.
We examined 2003 individuals born in Helsinki, Finland between 1934 and 1944. Of them, 1967 individuals with adequate information on their LTPA in adult life were included in this study. LTPA was assessed by a validated exercise questionnaire (KIHD Study 12 month physical activity history). Subjects' birth and serial growth measurements were obtained from birth, child welfare and school health records.
Participants with higher engagement in LTPA showed a more favourable adult anthropometric and body composition profile than those who were less active. LTPA was positively associated with adult social class. Higher weight and length at birth, and weight at 2 years after adult BMI adjustment, predicted higher intensity of total LTPA (P = 0.04, P = 0.01 and P = 0.03), respectively. Higher height at 2, 7 and 11 years predicted higher intensity of conditioning LTPA (P = 0.01, P = 0.04 and P = 0.004). Higher weight and height at 2, 7 and 11 years predicted higher energy expenditure (EE) of total LTPA (P-values being from 0.01 to 0.03). Furthermore, higher height at 2 and 11 years predicted higher EE of conditioning LTPA (P = 0.02 and P = 0.03).
People who as children were taller and weighed more engage more in leisure time physical activity in late adulthood.
体力活动在慢性病预防中起着重要作用。动物研究表明，生活方式和运动习惯可能具有产前起源。我们的目的是评估早期生长对 57-70 岁男性和女性晚年休闲时间体力活动（LTPA）的作用。
我们检查了 1934 年至 1944 年间出生在芬兰赫尔辛基的 2003 个人。其中，有 1967 人在成年后有足够的 LTPA 信息，包括在这项研究中。LTPA 通过经过验证的运动问卷（KIHD 研究 12 个月体力活动史）进行评估。受试者的出生和连续生长测量值从出生、儿童福利和学校健康记录中获得。
参与 LTPA 的参与者表现出比不活跃者更有利的成人人体测量和身体成分特征。LTPA 与成人社会阶层呈正相关。出生时体重和长度较高，以及成年 BMI 调整后 2 岁时的体重较高，分别预测总 LTPA 的强度较高（P = 0.04，P = 0.01 和 P = 0.03）。2、7 和 11 岁时的身高较高，分别预测了条件 LTPA 强度较高（P = 0.01，P = 0.04 和 P = 0.004）。2、7 和 11 岁时的体重和身高较高，预测了总 LTPA 的能量消耗（EE）较高（P 值在 0.01 到 0.03 之间）。此外，2 岁和 11 岁时的身高较高预测了条件 LTPA 的 EE 较高（P = 0.02 和 P = 0.03）。
儿童时期身高较高、体重较重的人在晚年更积极地参与休闲时间体力活动。
