ReviewSports medicine - open2019
Biological determinants of physical activity across the life course: a "Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review.
Review in Sports medicine - open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 31 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Determinants of physical activity in community-dwelling older adults: an umbrella review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- Digital Interventions on Healthy Lifestyle Management: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Levels of Physical Activity during School Hours in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- The development of the EUropean Physical Activity Determinants framework for Adolescents (EU-PAD-A): a mixed-methods concept mapping study within the DE-PASS COST action.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Article
- Normative values for the physical activity scale for the elderly in community-dwelling men and women 45 to 85 years old: an analysis from the CLSA.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Physical activity behaviour in middle-aged and older women and men: an analysis of the CLSA.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Definitions of determinants of physical activity behaviour: process and outcome of consensus from the DE-PASS expert group.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Men and women choose moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behaviors with a "hot" mind rather than a "cold" one.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Mapping the extent of the literature and psychometric properties for the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) in community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Does the Installation or the Improvement of Existing Outdoor Parks Increase Physical Activity Levels? A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Activity Behaviors Before and During Pregnancy Are Associated With Women's Device-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Later Parenthood: A Longitudinal Cohort Analysis.Journal of physical activity & health · 2023Article
- Motivational readiness for physical activity and health literacy: results of a cross-sectional survey of the adult population in Germany.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- What Types of Exercise Are Best for Emotional Intelligence and Logical Thinking?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence, Patterns, and Predictors of Physical Inactivity in an Urban Population of India.Cureus · 2022Article
- Do Physical Activity, BMI, and Wellbeing Affect Logical Thinking?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Comparison of bone mineral density according to domains of sedentary behavior in children and adolescents.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Physical Activity, Stress, Depression, Emotional Intelligence, Logical Thinking, and Overall Health in a Large Lithuanian from October 2019 to June 2020: Age and Gender Differences Adult Sample.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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39 authors at 16 institutions in 7 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the large number of studies and reviews available, the evidence regarding the biological determinants of physical activity (PA) is inconclusive. In this umbrella review, we summarized the current evidence on the biological determinants of PA across the life course, by pooling the results of the available systematic literature reviews (SLRs) and meta-analyses (MAs).
methodsWe conducted an online search on MEDLINE, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus databases up to January 2018. SLRs and MAs of observational studies that investigated the association between biological determinants of PA and having PA as outcome were considered eligible. The extracted data were assessed based on the importance of the determinants, the strength of evidence, and the methodological quality.
resultsWe identified 19 reviews of which most were of moderate methodological quality. Determinants that were studied most frequently among all ages and demonstrated evidence suggesting a positive association to PA were younger age, being male, higher health status, and higher physical fitness levels. Among adults, normal birth weight was found to be positively associated to PA with convincing strength of evidence, while findings among adolescents were inconsistent and with limited strength of evidence.
conclusionsDifferent social or behavioral factors may contribute to the decrease of PA with age and among females versus males, and creating programmes targeted at diverse ages, female population, and adults with abnormal birth weight is recommended. Future studies should use prospective study designs, standardized definitions of PA, and objective measurement methods of PA assessment.
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