Socio-economic determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella literature review.
Grainne O'DonoghueAileen KennedyAnna PugginaKatina AleksovskaChristoph BuckCon BurnsGreet CardonAngela CarlinDonatella CiarapicaMarco ColottoGiancarlo CondelloTara CoppingerCristina CortisSara D'HaeseMarieke De CraemerAndrea Di BlasioSylvia HansenLicia IacovielloJohann IssartelPascal IzzicupoLina JaeschkeMartina KanningFiona LingAgnes LuzakGiorgio NapolitanoJulie-Anne NazareCamille PerchouxCaterina PesceTobias PischonAngela PolitoAlessandra SannellaHolger SchulzChantal SimonRhoda SohunAstrid SteinbrecherWolfgang SchlichtCiaran MacDonnchaLaura CapranicaStefania BocciaPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Available evidence on the socioeconomic determinants of PA behaviour across the life course is probable (shows fairly consistent associations) at best. While some evidence is available for adults, less was available for youth. This is mainly due to a limited quantity of primary studies, weak research designs and lack of accuracy in the PA and SES assessment methods employed. Further PA domain specific studies using longitudinal design and clear measures of SES and PA assessment are required.