Marjaana Tikanmäki1, Nina Kaseva2, Tuija Tammelin3, Marika Sipola-Leppänen4, Hanna-Maria Matinolli5, Johan G Eriksson6, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin7, Marja Vääräsmäki8, Eero Kajantie9. 1. Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: marjaana.tikanmaki@thl.fi. 2. Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Helsinki, Finland. 3. LIKES Research Center for Physical Activity and Health, Jyväskylä, Finland. 4. Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; PEDEGO Research Unit (Research Unit for Pediatrics, Dermatology, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology), Medical Research Center Oulu (MRC Oulu), Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. 5. Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. 6. Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Helsinki, Finland; Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Health Research Center, Helsinki, Finland. 7. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MRC-PHE Center for Environment & Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom; Center for Life Course Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Biocenter Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Unit of Primary Care, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland. 8. PEDEGO Research Unit (Research Unit for Pediatrics, Dermatology, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology), Medical Research Center Oulu (MRC Oulu), Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Children, Adolescents and Families Unit, Department of Welfare, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland. 9. Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Helsinki, Finland; PEDEGO Research Unit (Research Unit for Pediatrics, Dermatology, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology), Medical Research Center Oulu (MRC Oulu), Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the amount of self-reported physical activity in young adults born prematurely compared with those born at term. STUDY DESIGN: Unimpaired participants of the Preterm Birth Study (Preterm Birth and Early Life Programming of Adult Health and Disease) birth cohort study were studied at age 23.3 ± 1.2 (SD) years: 118 born early preterm (<34 weeks), 210 late preterm (34-36 weeks), and 311 born at term (≥37 weeks, controls). The participants completed a validated 30-item, 12-month physical activity questionnaire. The annual frequency and total volume of conditioning and nonconditioning leisure time physical activity and commuting physical activity were calculated and the data analyzed by means of linear regression. RESULTS: Adults born early preterm reported a 31.5% (95% CI, 17.4-43.2) lower volume of leisure time physical activity (in metabolic equivalents [MET] h/year) and had a 2.0-fold increased OR (1.2-3.3) of being in the least active quintile than controls. Lower amounts of conditioning, nonconditioning, and commuting physical activity all contributed to the difference. In addition, early preterm participants undertook less vigorous physical activity (≥6 MET). No differences in physical activity were found between the late preterm and control groups. Adjustments for potential early life confounders and current mediating health characteristics did not change the results. CONCLUSIONS: Young adults born early preterm engage less in leisure time physical activities than peers born at term. This finding may in part underlie the increased risk factors of cardiometabolic and other noncommunicable diseases in adults born preterm. Low physical activity is a risk factor for several noncommunicable diseases and amenable to prevention.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the amount of self-reported physical activity in young adults born prematurely compared with those born at term. STUDY DESIGN: Unimpaired participants of the Preterm Birth Study (Preterm Birth and Early Life Programming of Adult Health and Disease) birth cohort study were studied at age 23.3 ± 1.2 (SD) years: 118 born early preterm (<34 weeks), 210 late preterm (34-36 weeks), and 311 born at term (≥37 weeks, controls). The participants completed a validated 30-item, 12-month physical activity questionnaire. The annual frequency and total volume of conditioning and nonconditioning leisure time physical activity and commuting physical activity were calculated and the data analyzed by means of linear regression. RESULTS: Adults born early preterm reported a 31.5% (95% CI, 17.4-43.2) lower volume of leisure time physical activity (in metabolic equivalents [MET] h/year) and had a 2.0-fold increased OR (1.2-3.3) of being in the least active quintile than controls. Lower amounts of conditioning, nonconditioning, and commuting physical activity all contributed to the difference. In addition, early preterm participants undertook less vigorous physical activity (≥6 MET). No differences in physical activity were found between the late preterm and control groups. Adjustments for potential early life confounders and current mediating health characteristics did not change the results. CONCLUSIONS: Young adults born early preterm engage less in leisure time physical activities than peers born at term. This finding may in part underlie the increased risk factors of cardiometabolic and other noncommunicable diseases in adults born preterm. Low physical activity is a risk factor for several noncommunicable diseases and amenable to prevention.
Authors: Patricia A Nixon; Hossam A Shaltout; Andrew M South; Elizabeth T Jensen; T Michael O'Shea; Callie L Brown; Lisa K Washburn Journal: J Pediatr Date: 2019-10-08 Impact factor: 4.406
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