Global participation in sport and leisure-time physical activities: a systematic review and meta-analysis Hulteen, Ryan M., Smith, Jordan J., Morgan, Philip J., Barnett, Lisa M., Hallal, Pedro C., Colyvas, Kim and Lubans, David R. 2017, Global participation in sport and leisure-time physical activities: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Preventive medicine, vol. 95, pp. 14-25, doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.11.027. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Global participation in sport and leisure-time physical activities: a systematic review and meta-analysis Author(s) Hulteen, Ryan M. Smith, Jordan J. Morgan, Philip J. Barnett, Lisa M. orcid.org/0000-0002-9731-625X Hallal, Pedro C. Colyvas, Kim Lubans, David R. Journal name Preventive medicine Volume number 95 Start page 14 End page 25 Total pages 12 Publisher Elsevier Place of publication Amsterdam, The Netherlands Publication date 2017-02 ISSN 0091-7435 1096-0260 Keyword(s) team sports lifelong physical activities children adolescents adults Summary This review aimed to determine the most popular physical activities performed by children, adolescents, and adults globally. Statistic bureau websites and article databases Scopus, ProQuest, SPORTDiscus, and Science Direct were searched between November 17th, 2014 and April 31st, 2015. Eligible studies were published in the last 10 years with participation rates for specific physical activities among individuals five years or older. Data extraction for included articles (n = 64) was assessed independently and agreed upon by two authors. A random-effects model was used to calculate participation rates in specific activities for each age group and region. In total 73,304 articles were retrieved and 64 articles representing 47 countries were included in the final meta-analysis. Among adults, walking was the most popular activity in the Americas (18.9%; 95% CI 10.2 to 32.5), Eastern Mediterranean (15.0%; 95% CI 5.8 to 33.6), Southeast Asia (39.3%; 95% CI 0.9 to 98.0) and Western Pacific (41.8%; 95% CI 25.2 to 60.6). In Europe and Africa, soccer (10.0%; 95% CI 6.5 to 15.1) and running (9.3%; 95% CI 0.9 to 53.9), respectively, were top activities. Child and adolescent participation results were highly dependent upon region. American youth team sport participation was high, while youth from the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Pacific were more likely to report participation in lifelong physical activities. Global data for adults reflects a consistent pattern of participation in running and walking. Among all age groups and regions soccer was popular. In children and adolescents, preferences were variable between regions. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.11.027 Field of Research 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified 1106 Human Movement And Sports Science 1117 Public Health And Health Services 1302 Curriculum And Pedagogy Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2016, Elsevier Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30094347 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 27 Apr 2017, 12:05:21 EST Thu, 27 Apr 2017, 12:58:24 EST Fri, 28 Apr 2017, 05:00:41 EST Fri, 28 Apr 2017, 08:42:47 EST Thu, 04 May 2017, 06:05:36 EST Fri, 05 May 2017, 15:09:05 EST Fri, 05 May 2017, 15:12:55 EST Thu, 15 Jun 2017, 14:40:32 EST Sat, 24 Feb 2018, 01:31:45 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 192 times in TR Web of Science Cited 218 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1521 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 27 Apr 2017, 12:58:24 EST