School of Education, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Laboratory of Physical Activity and Health, Center of Physical Education and Sports, Londrina State University (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
PLoS One. 2024 May 2;19(5):e0299604. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299604. eCollection 2024.
The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between sports participation in childhood and adolescence and the practice of physical activity at different intensities in adulthood, and to verify if some sports participation characteristics such as number of sports; type of sport (individual, collective or a combination of both) and total estimated sports participation time are associated with the different physical activity intensities in adulthood.
This is a cross-sectional study.
This study included 129 young adults of both sexes aged 18-25 years. Sports participation in childhood (7-10 years) and adolescence (11-17 years) was retrospectively estimated through specific questionnaire. Light, moderate, vigorous and moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity was objectively estimated by accelerometers. To verify the association between SP in childhood and adolescence and BP intensities in adults, multiple linear regression was adopted, with 5% significance.
Analyses showed that, in females, sports participation in childhood (β = 0.315; R2 = 0.14; P = 0.020) and persistence in sports participation (β = 0.364; R2 = 0.18; P = 0.007) were positive predictors of vigorous physical activity in adulthood. In addition, the comparison according to the specificities of the sport practice, indicated that participation in two or more sports in childhood, one sport and collective sports in adolescence and at least one year of sports participation throughout childhood and adolescence were associated with longer time in vigorous physical activity intensity and MVPA (minutes/day) in adult females (P < 0.05).
It could be concluded that sports participation indicators in childhood and adolescence were considered predictors of vigorous physical activity in adult females. In addition, number of sports, type of sport and practice time in childhood and adolescence seem to predict vigorous and moderate to vigorous levels of physical activity for adult females.
本研究旨在分析儿童和青少年时期的运动参与与成年后不同强度的体力活动之间的关系，并验证一些运动参与特征，如参与的运动项目数量、运动类型（个体、集体或两者的组合）和总估计运动参与时间，是否与成年后不同的体力活动强度有关。
这是一项横断面研究。
本研究纳入了 129 名 18-25 岁的男女青年。通过专门的问卷回顾性估计儿童期（7-10 岁）和青春期（11-17 岁）的运动参与情况。使用加速度计客观估计轻、中、高强度体力活动和中高强度体力活动。为了验证儿童和青少年时期的运动参与与成年人的体力活动强度之间的关系，采用了多元线性回归分析，显著性水平为 5%。
分析表明，在女性中，儿童期的运动参与（β=0.315；R2=0.14；P=0.020）和坚持运动（β=0.364；R2=0.18；P=0.007）是成年后剧烈体力活动的正预测因子。此外，根据运动实践的特殊性进行比较，表明儿童期参与两项或多项运动、青春期一项运动和集体运动以及整个儿童期和青春期至少一年的运动参与与成年女性剧烈体力活动强度和中高强度体力活动时间（分钟/天）较长有关（P<0.05）。
可以得出结论，儿童和青少年时期的运动参与指标被认为是成年女性剧烈体力活动的预测因子。此外，儿童和青少年时期的运动项目数量、运动类型和运动时间似乎可以预测成年女性的剧烈和中高强度体力活动水平。
