Adolescent physical activity trajectories and later non-communicable disease risk factors: A systematic review of longitudinal studies
Poovitha Shruthi Paramashiva, Suresh Sukumar, Dilip Shettigar, K Vaishali, Baskaran Chandrasekaran, Hari Prakash Palaniswamy, Winniecia Dkhar, Abhimanyu Pradhan, Nitika C Panakkal, Leena R David, Shivashankar Kaniyoor Nagari, Prateek Srivastav, Tulasiram Bommasamudram, Revati Amin, KS Naga Padmaja, · 2026
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Poovitha Shruthi Paramashiva and a large team of co-authors review a 2026 question in public health: how teen exercise habits shape later disease risk. The team gathered long term studies that tracked activity in teens aged ten to nineteen. Each study measured activity at least twice and followed health outcomes for years. They searched five databases and checked each study for bias.
Ten studies with more than twenty thousand teens were included. Follow up ran from four to twenty five years. Most teens became less active over time. Lower activity tracked with higher body mass and obesity risk. It also tracked with worse blood pressure, insulin problems, and higher inflammation marks. Body fat explained much of the link to inflammation. Even light activity showed a protective effect, the authors note.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Poovitha Shruthi Paramashiva, Suresh Sukumar, Dilip Shettigar, K Vaishali, Baskaran Chandrasekaran, Hari Prakash Palaniswamy, Winniecia Dkhar, Abhimanyu Pradhan, Nitika C Panakkal, Leena R David, Shivashankar Kaniyoor Nagari, Prateek Srivastav, Tulasiram Bommasamudram, Revati Amin, KS Naga Padmaja, |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |