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SynthesisPreventive medicine2017

Global participation in sport and leisure-time physical activities: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ryan M Hulteen, Jordan J Smith, Philip J Morgan, Lisa M Barnett, Pedro C Hallal, Kim Colyvas, David R Lubans

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Synthesis in Preventive medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 231 papers, 22 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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231citing papers in PubMed, 22 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

231 citing papers in PubMed, 22 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Assessing running stability: a systematic review of methods.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026
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  6. A Systematic Review of the Mediators of Resistance Training Behavior.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2024
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  14. Running shoes for preventing lower limb running injuries in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ryan M HulteenSchool of Education, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
Jordan J SmithSchool of Education, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
Philip J MorganSchool of Education, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
Lisa M BarnettSchool of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Pedro C HallalPostgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
Kim ColyvasSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
David R LubansSchool of Education, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia. Electronic address: David.Lubans@newcastle.edu.au.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review aimed to determine the most popular physical activities performed by children, adolescents, and adults globally. Statistic bureau websites and article databases Scopus, ProQuest, SPORTDiscus, and Science Direct were searched between November 17th, 2014 and April 31st, 2015. Eligible studies were published in the last 10years with participation rates for specific physical activities among individuals five years or older. Data extraction for included articles (n=64) was assessed independently and agreed upon by two authors. A random-effects model was used to calculate participation rates in specific activities for each age group and region. In total 73,304 articles were retrieved and 64 articles representing 47 countries were included in the final meta-analysis. Among adults, walking was the most popular activity in the Americas (18.9%; 95% CI 10.2 to 32.5), Eastern Mediterranean (15.0%; 95% CI 5.8 to 33.6), Southeast Asia (39.3%; 95% CI 0.9 to 98.0) and Western Pacific (41.8%; 95% CI 25.2 to 60.6). In Europe and Africa, soccer (10.0%; 95% CI 6.5 to 15.1) and running (9.3%; 95% CI 0.9 to 53.9), respectively, were top activities. Child and adolescent participation results were highly dependent upon region. American youth team sport participation was high, while youth from the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Pacific were more likely to report participation in lifelong physical activities. Global data for adults reflects a consistent pattern of participation in running and walking. Among all age groups and regions soccer was popular. In children and adolescents, preferences were variable between regions.

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Global HealthLeisure ActivitiesExerciseHumansRunningSoccerWalkingAdolescentsAdultsChildrenLifelong physical activitiesTeam sports

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PMID27939265

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