Identifying children who are susceptible to dropping out from physical activity and sport: a cross-sectional study

Autor(es)

Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da Silva ^[1] ; André Oliveira Werneck ^[2] ; Paul Collings ^[3] ; Rômulo Araújo Fernandes ^[4] ; Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque ^[5] ; Luís Bettencourt Sardinha ^[6] ; Edilson Serpeloni Cyrino ^[7]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Department of Physical Education - Brasil

^[2] Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Department of Physical Education - Brasil

^[3] Bradford NHS Foundation Trust. Bradford Institute for Health Research - Reino Unido

^[4] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Department of Physical Education. Laboratory of Exercise Investigation - Brasil

^[5] Londrina State University. Department of Physical Education. Physical Activity and Health Laboratory - Brasil

^[6] Universidade de Lisboa. Faculdade de Motricidade Humana. CIPER - Portugal

^[7] Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Nutrition and Exercise. Study and Research Group on Metabolism - Brasil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: São Paulo Medical Journal; v. 137, n. 4, p. 329-335, 2019-10-31.

Resumo

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Although the benefits of physical activity are clear, adherence to physical activity programs is a challenge, especially during transitional phases of life. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify adolescents who were more likely to drop out from physical activity and sports participation, from childhood to adolescence. DESIGN AND SETTING: This was a cross-sectional study on retrospective data regarding childhood activity among 803 Brazilian adolescents. The study was conducted at public schools in Londrina, Paraná, in 2011. METHODS: Habitual physical activity, sports participation during childhood, parental physical activity, socioeconomic status and perception of social relationships were self-reported. Cardiorespiratory fitness was estimated via a 20-m shuttle-run test and somatic maturation was estimated from the age at peak height velocity. RESULTS: Our results provided evidence that girls (physical activity: odds ratio, OR: 4.37 [95% confidence interval, CI: 1.86-10.3]; sports: OR: 2.65 [95% CI: 1.39-5.05]) and adolescents with low cardiorespiratory fitness (physical activity: OR: 1.77 [95% CI: 1.13-2.78]; sports: OR: 1.62 [95% CI: 1.15-2.26]) were more likely to drop out from active behaviors. Children with inactive mothers and inactive fathers (OR: 3.55 [95% CI: 1.12-11.3]) also showed a higher dropout rate from physical activity. Adolescents with negative perceptions of friendships (OR: 2.33 [95% CI: 1.21-4.47]) were more likely to drop out from sports. CONCLUSIONS: Higher dropout rates from active lifestyles during childhood were observed among girls and adolescents with low cardiorespiratory fitness. Parental inactivity and negative perceptions of friendships were also potential risk factors for discontinuation of childhood physical activity and sports. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 17/27234-2 - Associação longitudinal entre maturação biológica, gordura corporal e prática esportiva na predição do risco de síndrome metabólica e proteína C-reativa: modelos de equação estrutural (ABCD - growth study)
• Beneficiário: André de Oliveira Werneck
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado