TY - JOUR
T1 - Biological determinants of physical activity across the life course
T2 - a "Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review
AU - Aleksovska, Katina
AU - Puggina, Anna
AU - Giraldi, Luca
AU - Buck, Christoph
AU - Burns, Con
AU - Cardon, Greet
AU - Carlin, Angela
AU - Chantal, Simon
AU - Ciarapica, Donatella
AU - Colotto, Marco
AU - Condello, Giancarlo
AU - Coppinger, Tara
AU - Cortis, Cristina
AU - D'Haese, Sara
AU - De Craemer, Marieke
AU - Di Blasio, Andrea
AU - Hansen, Sylvia
AU - Iacoviello, Licia
AU - Issartel, Johann
AU - Izzicupo, Pascal
AU - Jaeschke, Lina
AU - Kanning, Martina
AU - Kennedy, Aileen
AU - Ling, Fiona
AU - Luzak, Agnes
AU - Napolitano, Giorgio
AU - Nazare, Julie-Anne
AU - Perchoux, Camille
AU - Pischon, Tobias
AU - Polito, Angela
AU - Sannella, Alessandra
AU - Schulz, Holger
AU - Sohun, Rhoda
AU - Steinbrecher, Astrid
AU - Schlicht, Wolfgang
AU - Ricciardi, Walter
AU - MacDonncha, Ciaran
AU - Capranica, Laura
AU - Boccia, Stefania
PY - 2019/1/8
Y1 - 2019/1/8
N2 - BACKGROUND: Despite 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).METHODS: We 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.RESULTS: We 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.CONCLUSIONS: Different 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.
AB - BACKGROUND: Despite 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).METHODS: We 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.RESULTS: We 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.CONCLUSIONS: Different 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.
KW - Biological determinants
KW - Physical activity
KW - Umbrella systematic review
U2 - 10.1186/s40798-018-0173-9
DO - 10.1186/s40798-018-0173-9
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30617718
SN - 2199-1170
VL - 5
JO - Sports Medicine - Open
JF - Sports Medicine - Open
IS - 1
M1 - 2
ER -