Suspected motor problems and low preference for active play in childhood are associated with physical inactivity and low fitness in adolescence

This prospective longitudinal study investigates whether suspected motor problems and low preference for active play in childhood are associated with physical inactivity and low cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescence. The study sample consisted of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (NFBC 1986)...

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Published in:PloS one 2011-01, Vol.6 (1), p.e14554-e14554
Main Authors: Kantomaa, Marko T, Purtsi, Jarno, Taanila, Anja M, Remes, Jouko, Viholainen, Helena, Rintala, Pauli, Ahonen, Timo, Tammelin, Tuija H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescents
Age
Body mass
Body mass index
Body size
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Child
Children
Choice Behavior
Confidence intervals
Correlation analysis
Cycling
Exercise
Finland
Fitness
Girls
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Motor Activity
Motor skill
Motor skill learning
Obesity
Parents
Pediatrics and Child Health/Adolescent Medicine
Pediatrics and Child Health/Child Development
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Physical Fitness - physiology
Physical Fitness - psychology
Prospective Studies
Public Health and Epidemiology/Exercise and Sports
Public Health and Epidemiology/Preventive Medicine
Public Health and Epidemiology/Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health
Statistical analysis
Studies
Teenagers
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Summary:This prospective longitudinal study investigates whether suspected motor problems and low preference for active play in childhood are associated with physical inactivity and low cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescence. The study sample consisted of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (NFBC 1986) composed of 5,767 children whose parents responded to a postal inquiry concerning their children's motor skills at age 8 years and who themselves reported their physical activity at age 16 years. Cardiorespiratory fitness was measured with a cycle ergometer test at age 16 years. Odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the level of physical activity and fitness were obtained from multinomial logistic regression and adjusted for socio-economic position and body mass index. Low preference for active play in childhood was associated with physical inactivity (boys: OR 3.31, 95% CI 2.42-4.53; girls: OR 1.79, 95% CI 1.36-2.36) and low cardiorespiratory fitness (boys: OR 1.87, 95% CI 1.27-2.74; girls: OR 1.52, 95% CI 1.09-2.11) in adolescence. Suspected gross (OR 2.16, 95% CI 1.33-3.49) and fine (OR 1.88, 95% CI 1.35-2.60) motor problems were associated with physical inactivity among boys. Children with suspected motor problems and low preference for active play tended to have an even higher risk of physical inactivity in adolescence. Low preference for active play in childhood was associated with physical inactivity and low cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescence. Furthermore, children with suspected motor problems and low preference for active play tended to have an even higher risk of physical inactivity in adolescence. Identification of children who do not prefer active play and who have motor problems may allow targeted interventions to support their motor learning and participation in active play and thereby promote their physical activity and fitness in later life.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0014554