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Published on: March 7, 2019
Trends in no leisure-time physical activity--United States, 1988-2010
Latetia V Moore1, Carmen D Harris, Susan A Carlson
1Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to examine trends in the prevalence of no leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) from 1988 to 2010.
Method:
Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, 35 states and the District of Columbia reported information on no LTPA from 1988 to 1994; all states reported no LTPA from 1996 to 2010.
Results:
No LTPA significantly declined over two decades. Prevalence for all states declined on an average of 0.6% per year from 29.1% in 1996 to 24.1% in 2004 and stabilized from 2005 to 2010, ranging from 24.0% to 25.4%. Prevalence declined for both sexes and all racial/ethnic groups.
Conclusion:
While the no LTPA trends improved over two decades, one in four U.S. adults still report they do not engage in LTPA.
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