Participation in sports in childhood and adolescence and physical activity in adulthood: A systematic review

The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature to verify the association between participation in sports (PS) in childhood and adolescence and physical activity (PA) in adulthood. A systematic search was conducted in the following databases: Medline (PUBMED), Web of Science, Scopu...

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Published in:Journal of sports sciences 2019-10, Vol.37 (19), p.2253-2262
Main Authors: Batista, Mariana Biagi, Romanzini, Catiana Leila Possamai, Barbosa, Cynthia Correa Lopes, Blasquez Shigaki, Gabriela, Romanzini, Marcelo, Ronque, Enio Ricardo Vaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
adults
Child development
Children
Exercise
health behavior
motor activity
Physical activity
Systematic review
Teenagers
Youth sports
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Summary:The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature to verify the association between participation in sports (PS) in childhood and adolescence and physical activity (PA) in adulthood. A systematic search was conducted in the following databases: Medline (PUBMED), Web of Science, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus, LILACS and SciELO. All steps of the process followed the recommendations of the PRISMA FlowDiagram. After all the steps of the process, 29 articles were included for analysis. In general, only three of the studies analyzed found no relation between PS in childhood and adolescence and PA in adulthood. However, a positive relationship was found to be weak in only 7% of the studies, a moderate relation in 62% of the studies, and a strong relation in 21%. It was found that higher weekly frequencies of PS; persistence of at least three years of PS and, finally, the highest level of practice and/or competition reached were related to higher levels of PA in adulthood. Thus, it can be concluded that there is a positive association considered moderate to strong between PS in childhood and adolescence and PA in adulthood.
ISSN:0264-0414
1466-447X
DOI:10.1080/02640414.2019.1627696