Leisure physical activity

2 papers2 findings

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1 lab in 1 country

Funders: Biomedicum Helsinki-säätiö and 5 more

Humans2

Associations

General cognitive ability

upin humans1

1 study

Leisure physical activity is associated with general cognitive ability in humans (b = 0.04).
“Age 56 leisure MET-hours were positively (b = 0.04, p = 0.021)”
HumansLeisure MET-hours at age 56 and cognition at age 68; adjusted for young adult GCAmales
Relationships among young adult general cognitive ability, midlife physical activity, and early late-life cognitive functioning: A four-decade longitudinal cohort study in men
Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)1 Jul 2025
General cognitive ability predicts leisure physical activity in humans (b = 0.14).
“Age 20 GCA was significantly associated with age 56 leisure metabolic equivalent of energy expenditure (MET)-hours of PA (b = 0.14, p = 0.027).”
HumansGeneral cognitive ability at age 20; leisure MET-hours at age 56males
Relationships among young adult general cognitive ability, midlife physical activity, and early late-life cognitive functioning: A four-decade longitudinal cohort study in men
Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)1 Jul 2025