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Change in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To systematically review and meta-analyse how physical activity (PA) changes from adolescence to early adulthood (13-30 years). DATA SOURCES:Seven electronic databases were searched: Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, SCOPUS, ASSIA, SPORTdiscus and Web of Science. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES:English-language, longitudinal studies (from 01/1980 to 01/2017) assessing PA ?twice, with the mean age of ?1 measurement in adolescence (13-19 years) and ?1 in young adulthood (16-30 years) were included. Where possible, data were converted to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) min/day, and meta-analyses were conducted between weighted mean differences (WMDs) in adolescence and adulthood. Heterogeneity was explored using meta-regression. RESULTS:Of 67 included studies, 49 were eligible for meta-analysis. PA was lower during adulthood than adolescence WMD (95%?CI) -5.2 (-7.3 to -3.1)?min/day MVPA over mean (SD) 3.4 (2.6) years; heterogeneity was high (I2 >99.0%), and no predictors explained this variation (all p>0.05). When we restricted analysis to studies with data for males (n=29) and females (n=30) separately, there were slightly larger declines in WMD (-6.5 (-10.6 to -2.3) and -5.5 (-8.4 to -2.6)?min/day MVPA) (both I2 >99.0%). For studies with accelerometer data (n=9), the decline was -7.4 (-11.6 to -3.1) and longer follow-up indicated more of a decline in WMD (95%?CI) (-1.9 (-3.6 to -0.2)?min/day MVPA), explaining 27.0% of between-study variation. Of 18 studies not eligible for meta-analysis, nine statistically tested change over time: seven showed a decline and two showed no change. CONCLUSION:PA declines modestly between adolescence and young adulthood. More objective longitudinal PA data (eg, accelerometry) over this transition would be valuable, as would investigating how PA change is associated with contemporaneous social transitions to better inform PA promotion interventions. REGISTRATION:PROSPERO ref:CRD42015030114.

SUBMITTER: Corder K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6250429 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Change in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies.

Corder Kirsten K Winpenny Eleanor E Love Rebecca R Brown Helen Elizabeth HE White Martin M Sluijs Esther van EV

British journal of sports medicine 20170724 8

<h4>Objective</h4>To systematically review and meta-analyse how physical activity (PA) changes from adolescence to early adulthood (13-30 years).<h4>Data sources</h4>Seven electronic databases were searched: Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, SCOPUS, ASSIA, SPORTdiscus and Web of Science.<h4>Eligibility criteria for selecting studies</h4>English-language, longitudinal studies (from 01/1980 to 01/2017) assessing PA ≥twice, with the mean age of ≥1 measurement in adolescence (13-19 years) and ≥1 in young a ...[more]

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Change in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies.

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Change in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies.

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