Open AccessEffect of School Age Sports on Leisure Time Physical Activity in Adults: The CORDIS Study
Author(s) -
Allen Kraut,
Samuel Melamed,
Daphna Gofer,
Paul Froom
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/01.mss.0000099087.96549.96
Subject(s) - cohort , logistic regression , leisure time , confidence interval , medicine , demography , cohort study , odds ratio , marital status , body mass index , gerontology , odds , physical activity , physical therapy , environmental health , population , sociology , pathology
Data evaluating the impact of various types of childhood physical activity on adult leisure time physical activity (LTPA) are inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of organized childhood sporting activities on LTPA as an adult in a cohort of industrial workers.