ArticlePloS one2015
Organized Sport Participation Is Associated with Higher Levels of Overall Health-Related Physical Activity in Children (CHAMPS Study-DK).
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The Childhood Health, Activity, and Motor Performance School Study Denmark
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 148 citations in OpenAlex.
- Health-related outcomes of youth sport participation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- Inequality in Children's Physical Activity Across Time-Segmented Youth Sport Practice.Research quarterly for exercise and sport · 2025Trial
- Childhood motor performance is increased by participation in organized sport: the CHAMPS Study-DK.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
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- Body Composition Changes and Their Associations with Physical Activity and Screen Time in a Sample of Italian Early Adolescents over a 3-Year Period.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prevalence of meeting youth physical activity guidelines across income, sex, urbanicity, and sport participation: 2022-2023 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH).The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2026Article
- When gender matters: parental characteristics associated with children's compliance with 24-hour movement behavior guidelines - the Czech FAMIPASS study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A Longitudinal Assessment of the Impact of Biological Maturity and Menarche on Adolescents' Organized Sport and Physical Activity Participation.Journal of adolescence · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Physical Activity, Sedentary Patterns, and Lifestyle Behavior in Spanish Preschool Children from the CORALS Cohort.Sports medicine - open · 2025Article
- Association Between Physical Activity Level and Training Volume in Adolescent Athletes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Socioeconomic disparities in organized sports participation and physical activity among a population based sample of preschool children: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Does Judo Training Contribute to the Motor Development of Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Socioeconomic status moderates the effect of physical education on overweight and obesity in children: a quasi-experimental trial.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Should organized sport characteristics be considered as a strategy for meeting physical activity guidelines in children?Global health promotion · 2024Article
- The effects of a combined physical activity and health education program on health knowledge and well-being of socially vulnerable children.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2024Article
- Exploring the prevalence of anabolic steroid use among men and women resistance training practitioners after the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Childhood physical activity and pubertal timing: findings from the LEGACY girls study.International journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionMany children fail to meet international guideline recommendations for health-related activity (≥60 minutes/day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity [MVPA]), and intervention studies to date have reported negligible effects.
objectiveExplore the associations of organized leisure-time sport participation with overall physical activity levels and health-related physical activity guideline concordance.
methodsThis prospective cohort study was nested in the Childhood Health, Activity, and Motor Performance School Study Denmark. Study participants were a representative sample of 1124 primary school students. Organized leisure-time sport participation was reported via text messaging and physical activity was objectively measured over seven days with accelerometry. Associations between sport participation and physical activity level were explored with multilevel mixed-effects regression models and reported with beta coefficients (b) and adjusted odds ratios (aOR).
resultsParticipants were 53% female, with mean(SD) age = 8.4(1.4) years. Boys were more active than girls (p<0.001), and physical activity levels and guideline concordance decreased with age (p<0.001). Soccer participation at any frequency was associated with greater overall MVPA (b[95% CI] = 0.66[0.20,1.13] to 2.44[1.44,3.44]). Depending on participation frequency, this equates to 5-20 minutes more MVPA on the average day and 3 to 15 fold increased odds of achieving recommended levels of health-related physical activity (aOR[95%CI] = 3.04[1.49,6.19] to 14.49[1.97,106.56]). Similar associations were identified among children playing handball at least twice per week. Relationships with other sports (gymnastics, basketball, volleyball) were inconsistent.
conclusionsMany children, particularly girls and those in higher grade levels do not adhere to health-related physical activity recommendations. Organized leisure-time sport participation may be a viable strategy to increase overall health-related physical activity levels and international guideline concordance in children.
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