Table 4.
Compiled health profiles for men and women at the age of 20 years, depending on participation in organized sports at the age of 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, and 17 years.
| Physical Activity at Age 20 Years | Girls | Boys | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport Participation as Young | ||||||
| Participate | Quit | Never | Participate | Quit | Began late | |
| Medium/Intense physical activity | ⮉ | ⮉ | ⮋ | ⮉ | ⮉ | ⮋ |
| Current MET | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⮉ | ⮉ | ⮋ |
| Body stature | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ |
| Body weight | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ |
| Fat (%) | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⮋ | ⮉ | ⮉ |
| Fat free mass (kg) | ⮉ | ⮉ | ⮋ | ⮉ | ⮋ | ⮉ |
| Fat free mass index (kg·m-2) | ⮉ | ⮉ | ⮋ | ⮉ | ⮋ | ⮉ |
| Physical health (SF-12) | ⮉ | ⮉ | ⮋ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ |
| Mental health (SF-12) | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ |
| Depression (DASS-21) | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⮉ | ⇔ |
| Anxiety (DASS-21) | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ |
| Stress (DASS-21) | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ |
Classification with repeated latent class analysis creates three groups for girls and boys, respectively: Children who never participated (girls only), participated, quit prematurely, or began late (only boys) in sports. Arrows indicate whether participation in sports at young age has an effect on health at 20 years of age. Green up arrow is positive, red down arrow negative, and a horizontal black double arrow shows that sport had no significant effect. Modified from Howie et. al., 2016 [8].