ArticlePloS one2013
Personality traits, education, physical exercise, and childhood neurological function as independent predictors of adult obesity.
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- Childhood socioeconomic position and adult leisure-time physical activity: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Pooled it
- Child temperament predicts the adiposity rebound. A 9-year prospective sibling control study.PloS one · 2018Trial
- Predictors of Overweight and Obesity in Early Care and Education Teachers during COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Convenience Behavior and Being Overweight in Adults: Development and Validation of the Convenience Behavior Questionnaire.Frontiers in public health · 2019Article
- The dangerous link between childhood and adulthood predictors of obesity and metabolic syndrome.Internal and emergency medicine · 2016Review
- Personality and Headaches: Findings From Six Prospective Studies.Psychosomatic medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate whether personality traits, education, physical exercise, parental socio-economic conditions, and childhood neurological function are independently associated with obesity in 50 year old adults in a longitudinal birth cohort study.
methodThe sample consisted of 5,921 participants born in Great Britain in 1958 and followed up at 7, 11, 33, 42, and 50 years with data on body mass index measured at 42 and 50 years.
resultsThere was an increase of adult obesity from 14.2% at age 42 to 23.6% at 50 years. Cohort members who were reported by teachers on overall clumsiness as "certainly applied" at age 7 were more likely to become obese at age 50. In addition, educational qualifications, traits Conscientiousness and Extraversion, psychological distress, and physical exercise were all significantly associated with adult obesity. The associations remained to be significant after controlling for birth weight and gestation, maternal and paternal BMI, childhood BMI, childhood intelligence and behavioural adjustment, as well as diet.
conclusionNeurological function in childhood, education, trait Conscientiousness, and exercise were all significantly and independently associated with adult obesity, each explained unique individual variability.
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