Lee Chung Gun, Kwon Elizabeth, Paltzer Jason, Okafor Chikwuemeka N, VanderWeele Tyler J, Johnson Byron R, Kwon Junhye
Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Seoul National University, 71-1, Seoul, 08826, South Korea.
Institute of Sport Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 1 Gwanak-Ro, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul, 08826, South Korea.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Jul 5;25(1):2393. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-23430-8.
This study examines the impact of childhood demographic characteristics, such as socioeconomic status, health and well-being status, family dynamics and relationships, and religious and spiritual status, on physical activity levels in adulthood across 22 countries.
We analyzed data from the Global Flourishing Study (GFS), which includes 202,898 participants across 22 countries. The study examined whether childhood characteristics predict physical activity levels in adulthood and whether these relationships differ by country.
The relationships between childhood predictors and physical activity in adulthood varied across countries. However, the overall results showed that self-rated health and religious service attendance during childhood, as well as age and gender, were significantly associated with physical activity levels in adulthood.
The findings highlight the critical role of childhood self-rated health and religious involvement in shaping physical activity habits in adulthood across 22 countries. These results lay the groundwork for future GFS data (2024 through 2027) to guide interventions promoting physical activity among adults globally.
本研究考察了22个国家儿童的人口统计学特征，如社会经济地位、健康与幸福状况、家庭动态与关系以及宗教与精神状况，对成年后身体活动水平的影响。
我们分析了全球繁荣研究（GFS）的数据，该研究涵盖22个国家的202898名参与者。该研究考察了儿童期特征是否能预测成年后的身体活动水平，以及这些关系在不同国家是否存在差异。
儿童期预测因素与成年后身体活动之间的关系因国家而异。然而，总体结果表明，儿童期的自评健康状况、参加宗教仪式的情况，以及年龄和性别，与成年后的身体活动水平显著相关。
研究结果凸显了儿童期自评健康状况和宗教参与在塑造22个国家成年后身体活动习惯方面的关键作用。这些结果为未来GFS数据（2024年至2027年）奠定了基础，以指导全球范围内促进成年人身体活动的干预措施。
