Longitudinal Associations between Physical Activity and Educational Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This longitudinal study examined the role of leisure-time physical activity in academic achievement at the end of compulsory basic education and educational attainment in adulthood.

Methods

The data were drawn from the ongoing longitudinal Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, which was combined with register-based data from Statistics Finland. The study consisted of children who were 12 yr (n = 1723, 49% boys) and 15 yr (n = 2445, 48% boys) of age at the time when physical activity was measured. The children were followed up until 2010, when their mean age was 40 yr. Physical activity was self-reported and included several measurements: overall leisure-time physical activity outside school hours, participation in sports club training sessions, and participation

SUBMITTER: Kari JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5647118 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature