Publications by authors named "Kerttu Toivo"
Objectives: This study focused on how adolescents' perceptions of coaches' health promotion activity predict maintained participation and dropout in organized sports in emerging adulthood. In addition, differences in lifestyle habits between maintainers, dropouts, and nonparticipants in organized sports were explored.
Materials And Methods: Overall, 616 adolescents reported organized sports participation in the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study at ages 15 and 19.
Background: The decline in physical activity (PA) during adolescence is well-established. However, while some subgroups of adolescents follow the general pattern of decreased activity, others increase or maintain high or low activity. The correlates and determinants of different PA patterns may vary, offering valuable information for targeted health promotion.
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- * Results indicated that early age of starting a primary sport and competing at high levels were linked to higher retention rates, with specific sports showing notable differences in maintainers versus dropouts.
- * The logistic regression analysis revealed that both genders who began their main sport by school age and aimed for future success in competitions were more likely to remain active in sports as young adults.
Background: Although sports clubs' potential for health promotion is acknowledged, research on whether they promote healthy eating is limited. We aimed to evaluate Finnish youth sports clubs' health promotion orientation, as well as associations between sports clubs' health promotion orientation, coaches' nutritional discussions and sports club participants' (SPs') fruit and/or vegetable consumption.
Methods: The cross-sectional study included 554 SPs aged 14-16 years, 275 club officials and 311 coaches.
Purpose: To examine the associations between longitudinal physical activity (PA) patterns and the development of cardiometabolic risk factors from adolescence to young adulthood.
Methods: This cohort study encompassed 250 participants recruited from sports clubs and schools, and examined at mean age 15 and 19. Device-measured moderate-to-vigorous PA was grouped into five patterns (via a data-driven method, using inactivity maintainers as a reference).
A follow-up data on electrocardiogram (ECG) and blood pressure (BP) changes in adolescent athletes are scarce. We compared ECG and BP between adolescent athletes and nonathletes in a 4-year follow-up. A total of 154 youth sports clubs (SC) in Finland and 100 secondary schools for comparison data participated in this observational follow-up study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Much information is available on electrocardiogram (ECG) and blood pressure (BP) changes in senior athletes. However, corresponding data on adolescent athletes are scarce.
Objective: To study the differences in resting ECG and BP values among adolescent endurance athletes, nonendurance athletes, and nonathletes.
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- The study aimed to compare lab test results and lung function between adolescents who participate in organized sports (SP) and those who do not (NP).
- It involved testing 402 SP and 176 NP youths aged 14-17 for haemoglobin, iron status, and lung function through spirometry.
- The findings suggest a need for screening for iron deficiency and lung function in young athletes, particularly those showing symptoms related to iron levels and asthma.
Objectives: To determine the inter-rater repeatability of a musculoskeletal examination and to compare findings between adolescent athletes and non-athletes in Finland.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a musculoskeletal examination assessing posture, mobility and movement control was carried out by a sports and exercise medicine physician on 399 athletes aged 14-17 years and 177 non-athletes. Within 2 weeks another sports and exercise medicine physician repeated the examination for 41 adolescents to test the inter-rater repeatability.