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The association of childhood commuting modes and physical activity in adult age (2022)


Kaseva, K., Tammelin, T., Yang, X., Kulmala, J., Hakonen, H., Raitakari, O., & Salin, K. (2022). The association of childhood commuting modes and physical activity in adult age. European Journal of Public Health, 32(Supplement 2), ii110. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac095.127


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All authors or editorsKaseva, Kaisa; Tammelin, Tuija; Yang, Xiaolin; Kulmala, Janne; Hakonen, Harto; Raitakari, Olli; Salin, Kasper

Journal or seriesEuropean Journal of Public Health

ISSN1101-1262

eISSN1464-360X

Publication year2022

Publication date27/08/2022

Volume32

Issue numberSupplement 2

Pages rangeii110

PublisherOxford University Press (OUP)

Publication countryUnited Kingdom

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac095.127

Publication open accessOpenly available

Publication channel open accessOpen Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX)https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/83209

Additional information2022 HEPA Europe Conference : An Ecosystem Approach to Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Promotion


Abstract

Background
Physically active lifestyle prevents and contributes to managing non-communicable diseases. Childhood physical activities have shown to associate with physically active lifestyle in adulthood. More research on which childhood physical activity modes associate with physical activity in later life is still needed. Within the present study, we examined how physically active commuting to school in childhood contributed to overall physical activity in adulhood.

Methods
The participants (N = 3596) were from the population-based, longitudinal Cardiovascular Risks in Young Finns Study. Questionnaires were used in assessing subjects' childhood (1980) and adulthood (2001-2018) physical activity. ActiGraph accelerometers were also applied in the adulthood measurements (2018-2020). The results were analyzed using logistic and linear regression models. Participants' age, sex, parents' educational background, parents' income level, childhood living area, participants' educational background, adulthood income level, and adulthood living area were adjusted for in the models.

Results
Based on the preliminary examinations, childhood commuting was not associated with self-reported commuting to work (2001-2018) or accelerometer-measured overall physical activity (2018-2020) in adulthood (p>.05). Active commuting in childhood associated with increased self-reported leisure-time physical activity in the year 2001 (b=.38, p>.001), 2007 (b=.35, p>.001), and 2018 (b=.28, p=.012), but the association between childhood commuting and self-reported physical activity in the years 2001 and 2018 attenuated after adjusting for all covariates (p>.05).

Conclusions
Physically active commuting in childhood (1980) was associated with higher levels of self-reported leisure-time physical activity in adulthood (2001-2018). The associations attenuated after adjusting for covariates excluding the one between active commuting and leisure-time physical activity assessed in 2007. Physically active commuting can be regarded as recommendable with respect to the development of physically active lifestyle, if supportive evidence for the causality between childhood commuting and leisure-time physical activity in adult age can be found. Future research should also focus on assessing whether active commuting in childhood contributes to adulthood activities parallel to active commuting in childhood.


Keywordsphysical activityphysical trainingcommutelongitudinal research

Free keywordsactive commuting; self-reported physical activity; accelometer-measured physical activity; longitudinal study


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