The Relationship Between Physical Activity Level of Parents and That of Their Adolescent Children

Male Parents Adolescent Health Promotion 613 Middle Aged Nutrition Surveys physical activity intervention 301 3. Good health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine intergenerational transmission MVPA South Korea Intergenerational Relations Republic of Korea Humans Female Child Exercise
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2017-0123 Publication Date: 2018-04-28T12:34:18Z
ABSTRACT
Intergenerational transmission, which refers to the similarity between parent and their children, is a possible explanation of adolescent physical activity (PA). However, only a few existing studies explore the relationship of parent-adolescent PA in East Asian countries. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association of parent-adolescent PA using a nationally representative data in Korea with a large sample size.Data were collected from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted from 2010 to 2014. The authors performed a linear mixed effects regression analysis with 1342 cases after using log conversion of parent and adolescent moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) levels.In the study, the median MVPA of adolescents was 150 (interquartile range: 360) minutes per week. Adolescent MVPA levels were significantly correlated with their mother's MVPA (β = 0.055, P = .02). Similar findings of greater association in girls and younger adolescents (age: 13-15 y) were found in subgroup analysis (girls: β = 0.073, P = .05; younger adolescents: β = 0.103, P = .001).Increasing maternal PA levels could stimulate their adolescent's PA levels. Therefore, intervention at the family level may lead to an increase in adolescent PA levels.
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