A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä
Parenthood and changes in physical activity from early adulthood to mid-life among Finnish adults
Tekijät: Palomäki Sanna, Kukko Tuomas, Kaseva Kaisa, Salin Kasper, Lounassalo Irinja, Yang Xiaolin, Rovio Suvi, Pahkala Katja, Lehtimäki Terho, Hirvensalo Mirja, Raitakari Olli, Tammelin Tuija H.
Kustantaja: Wiley
Julkaisuvuosi: 2023
Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
Lehden akronyymi: Scand J Med Sci Sports
Vuosikerta: 33
Numero: 5
Aloitussivu: 682
Lopetussivu: 692
ISSN: 0905-7188
eISSN: 1600-0838
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14293
Tiivistelmä
This study examined longitudinal associations between parenthood-related factors and physical activity from young adulthood to midlife over a 19-year follow-up period. Participants (n = 761) at the ongoing Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study responded to a self-report questionnaire in their adulthood (in 1992, 2001, 2007, and 2011). Participants were classified as meeting or not meeting an aerobic physical activity recommendation. Parenthood-related factors included the age of having their first child and the number and age of the children. Analyses of generalized estimation equations were performed and adjusted for several demographic and health-related covariates. Both mothers and fathers with children under 6 years were less likely to be involved in physical activity than participants without children. However, meeting the aerobic physical activity recommendations did not differ between parents with a youngest child who was 6 years old or older as compared to the childless participants. The older the youngest child was, the more likely the parents were to be physically active. Participants who became a parent relatively late, at the age of 30 or older, seemed less likely to meet the aerobic physical activity recommendation during follow-up than those who had their first child at the age of 26-29. The results indicate that parenthood does not seem to have a long-lasting negative impact on adults' physical activity, and the individuals reached a similar level of physical activity in midlife than they had before parenthood.
This study examined longitudinal associations between parenthood-related factors and physical activity from young adulthood to midlife over a 19-year follow-up period. Participants (n = 761) at the ongoing Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study responded to a self-report questionnaire in their adulthood (in 1992, 2001, 2007, and 2011). Participants were classified as meeting or not meeting an aerobic physical activity recommendation. Parenthood-related factors included the age of having their first child and the number and age of the children. Analyses of generalized estimation equations were performed and adjusted for several demographic and health-related covariates. Both mothers and fathers with children under 6 years were less likely to be involved in physical activity than participants without children. However, meeting the aerobic physical activity recommendations did not differ between parents with a youngest child who was 6 years old or older as compared to the childless participants. The older the youngest child was, the more likely the parents were to be physically active. Participants who became a parent relatively late, at the age of 30 or older, seemed less likely to meet the aerobic physical activity recommendation during follow-up than those who had their first child at the age of 26-29. The results indicate that parenthood does not seem to have a long-lasting negative impact on adults' physical activity, and the individuals reached a similar level of physical activity in midlife than they had before parenthood.
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