People born preterm are likely to be less physically active as teenagers and adults, according to large Norwegian study which measured a week of participants' activity using wearable sensors

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Keywords

Adolescents Gestational Age Health and Medicine Human Reproduction Pregnancy

Article Information

Journal

PLOS One

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0357277

Article Publication Date

2026-09-23

Article Title

Gestational age and device-measured physical activity in adolescents and adults: A linkage of the HUNT Study and Medical Birth Registry

COI Statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah

PLOS

onepress@plos.org

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PLOS. (2026, September 23). People born preterm are likely to be less physically active as teenagers and adults, according to large Norwegian study which measured a week of participants' activity using wearable sensors. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y4G4MYL/people-born-preterm-are-likely-to-be-less-physically-active-as-teenagers-and-adults-according-to-large-norwegian-study-which-measured-a-week-of-participants-activity-using-wearable-sensors.html

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"People born preterm are likely to be less physically active as teenagers and adults, according to large Norwegian study which measured a week of participants' activity using wearable sensors." Brightsurf News, Sep. 23 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y4G4MYL/people-born-preterm-are-likely-to-be-less-physically-active-as-teenagers-and-adults-according-to-large-norwegian-study-which-measured-a-week-of-participants-activity-using-wearable-sensors.html.