Longitudinal physical activity patterns and the development of cardiometabolic risk factors during adolescence.
Tuula AiraSami Petteri KokkoOlli Juhani HeinonenRaija KorpelainenJimi KotkajuuriJari ParkkariKai SavonenKerttu ToivoArja UusitaloMaarit ValtonenJari VillbergOnni NiemeläHenri Vähä-YpyäTommi VasankariPublished in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2023)
Already during the transition to young adulthood, changes in PA are associated with changes in cardiometabolic risk factors. Favorable blood pressure changes were found among PA increasers. Unfavorable changes in BMI, insulin, glucose, and HDL cholesterol were found in groups with decreasing PA. The changes were dependent on the baseline PA and the magnitude of the PA decline.