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Youth sports participation and health status in early adulthood: A 12-year follow-up.

ABSTRACT: Examining association between serial participation in youth organized sports (OS) and concurrent cardiometabolic risk factors, with long-term health status, will aid understanding the role of OS participation. Combining data from a prospective study and a follow-up survey, we aimed to determine association between youth OS participation and cardiometabolic risk factors with health and physical activity (PA) in young adulthood. Cardiometabolic risk factors were monitored yearly, and OS involvement through middle school, high school, and college, together with current status was recorded 12 years after the initial study began; 462 participants completed follow-up. Cardiometabolic risk factors included: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, blood pressure, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglycerides, fasting glucose and insulin. Participants continuing OS participation from middle to high school and/or college had significantly lower BMI/BMI z-scores [24.7 vs 27.4 (p < 0.05) and 0.51 vs 0.82 (p < 0.05), respectively] and significantly higher HDL [48.7 vs 45.4 (p ? 0.05)] than those without OS participation after middle school. Waist circumference of females was significantly smaller in those who participated in OS from middle to high school and/or college (84.9 cm) compared to those who had no OS (92.1 cm), (p < 0.05). Participants continuing OS from middle to high school and/or college reported significantly higher follow-up PA levels than those who had no OS after middle school (p < 0.001). This study provides novel data showing serial participation in OS from middle to high school and/or college was associated with a superior cardiometabolic health profile in school and increased PA levels at 12-year follow-up.

SUBMITTER: Logan K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7248647 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Youth sports participation and health status in early adulthood: A 12-year follow-up.

Logan Kelsey K Lloyd Rhodri S RS Schafer-Kalkhoff Tara T Khoury Jane C JC Ehrlich Shelley S Dolan Lawrence M LM Shah Amy S AS Myer Gregory D GD

Preventive medicine reports 20200505

Examining association between serial participation in youth organized sports (OS) and concurrent cardiometabolic risk factors, with long-term health status, will aid understanding the role of OS participation. Combining data from a prospective study and a follow-up survey, we aimed to determine association between youth OS participation and cardiometabolic risk factors with health and physical activity (PA) in young adulthood. Cardiometabolic risk factors were monitored yearly, and OS involvemen ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundPhysical activity is favorable for health, and vigorous sports activity is particularly beneficial. This study investigates the association between changes in sports participation patterns over time and cardio-metabolic and self-perceived health outcomes.MethodsData from 3752 adults (18-79 years of age) who participated in 2 national health interview and examination surveys in 1997-1999 and 2008-2011 were included, with a mean follow-up time of about 12 years. A change in self-reported sports activity was analyzed with respect to the incidence of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and poor self-perceived health. Participants with pre-existing disease or risk factor of interest at baseline were excluded from the analysis. Being sufficiently active in sports was specified as doing sports for at least 1-2 h per week, and 4 activity categories were defined: 1) inactive at both time points (inactive-inactive), 2) inactive at baseline and active at follow-up (inactive-active), 3) active at baseline and inactive at follow-up (active-inactive), and 4) active at both time points (active-active). Associations between sports activity engagement and health outcomes were estimated by logistic regression models with different stages of adjustments.ResultsNot engaging in any regular sports activity at both time points (inactive-inactive) was associated with higher rates of type 2 diabetes (odds ratio (OR) = 1.82, 95% confidence interval (95%CI): 1.08-3.08), CHD (OR = 1.82, 95%CI: 1.16-2.84), hypertension (OR = 1.36, 95%CI: 1.03-1.81), metabolic syndrome (OR = 1.58, 95%CI: 1.08-2.32), and poor self-perceived health (OR = 2.54, 95%CI: 1.83-3.53) compared to doing regular sports for a minimum of 1-2 h per week over time (active-active). In case of change from inactivity to any regular sports activity (inactive-active), the rate of risk factor occurrence was not statistically different from the active-active reference group except for poor self-perceived health, but it was higher for type 2 diabetes (OR = 2.15, 95%CI: 1.12-4.14) and CHD (OR = 1.77, 95%CI: 1.03-3.03). Being active at baseline but inactive at follow-up (active-inactive) was not associated with higher disease incidence of type 2 diabetes (OR = 0.70, 95%CI: 0.25-1.97) or CHD (OR = 1.20, 95%CI: 0.49-2.99), but was associated with higher rates of hypertension (OR = 1.61, 95%CI: 1.11-2.34), obesity (OR = 2.34, 95%CI: 1.53-3.57), metabolic syndrome (OR = 1.70, 95%CI: 1.11-2.63), and poor self-perceived health (OR = 2.16, 95%CI: 1.53-3.07) at follow-up.ConclusionEven a low weekly quantity (1-2 h) of regular sports activity is partly associated with health benefits. Being formerly but not currently active was not associated with an increased disease incidence, but was associated with a higher risk-factor development compared to the reference group (active-active). Becoming active was preventive for risk-factor development but was not preventive for disease incidence, which probably means that the health benefits from sports activity are not sustainable and disease incidence is only shifted to a later period in life. For this reason, the promotion of and commitment to regular sports activity should be addressed as early as possible over the lifespan to achieve the best health benefits.

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Youth sports participation and health status in early adulthood: A 12-year follow-up.

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Youth sports participation and health status in early adulthood: A 12-year follow-up.

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