SynthesisThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2015
Childhood socioeconomic position and adult leisure-time physical activity: a systematic review.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Intergenerational social mobility and leisure-time physical activity in adulthood: a systematic review.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2017Pooled it
- Socioeconomic status and non-communicable disease behavioural risk factors in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review.The Lancet. Global health · 2017Pooled it
- Socioeconomic differences in the benefits of structured physical activity compared with health education on the prevention of major mobility disability in older adults: the LIFE study.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2016Trial
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- Childhood sports club experiences mitigate the association between childhood socioeconomic disadvantage and functional disability in older Japanese men.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Exploring how people achieve recommended levels of physical activity, despite self-reported economic difficulties: a sense of coherence perspective.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- The new normal for children's physical activity and screen viewing: a multi-perspective qualitative analysis of behaviours a year after the COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Timing of physical activity across adulthood on later-life cognition: 30 years follow-up in the 1946 British birth cohort.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2023Article
- Effect of childhood developmental coordination disorder on adulthood physical activity; Arvo Ylppö longitudinal study.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2022Article
- A cross-sectional, exploratory survey on health-relevant free-time activities and body mass index in preschool children in urban and rural settings of Austria.BMC pediatrics · 2021Observational
- Association between Physical Activity and Sleep Difficulties among Adolescents in Germany: The Role of Socioeconomic Status.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Regular leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) benefits health and is thought to be less prevalent in lower socioeconomic groups. Evidence suggests that childhood socioeconomic circumstances can impact on adult health and behaviour however, it is unclear if this includes an influence on adult LTPA. This review tested the hypothesis that a lower childhood socioeconomic position (SEP) is associated with less frequent LTPA during adulthood. Studies were located through a systematic search of MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL and SPORTDiscus and by searching reference lists. Eligible studies were English-language publications testing the association between any indicator of childhood SEP and an LTPA outcome measured during adulthood. Forty-five papers from 36 studies, most of which were European, were included. In most samples, childhood SEP and LTPA were self-reported in midlife. Twenty-two studies found evidence to support the review's hypothesis and thirteen studies found no association. Accounting for own adult SEP partly attenuated associations. There was more evidence of an association in British compared with Scandinavian cohorts and in women compared with men. Results did not vary by childhood SEP indicator or age at assessment of LTPA. This review found evidence of an association between less advantaged childhood SEP and less frequent LTPA during adulthood. Understanding how associations vary by gender and place could provide insights into underlying pathways.
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