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Table 1 Proportionsa meeting MVPA-MSAb guidelines and adjusted prevalence ratiosc (APR)d for meeting both guidelines

From: The epidemiology of aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity guideline adherence among 383,928 U.S. adults

 

n

Met both aerobic MVPA-MSA guidelinesb

%a (95% CI)

APRc (95% CI)

Total

383,928

20.3 (20.1, 20.6)

Sex

%a (n)

  

 Male

48.5 (162,252)

22.9 (22.5, 23.3)

1 (reference)

 Female

51.5 (221,673)

18.0 (17.6, 18.3)

0.85 (0.84, 0.86)

Age

 18–24

12.5 (20,516)

29.7 (28.7, 30.8)

1 (reference)

 25–34

17.1 (36,500)

23.3 (22.6, 24.0)

0.78 (0.75, 0.81)

 35–44

16.3 (44,203)

19.9 (19.2, 20.6)

0.68 (0.66, 0.71)

 45–54

17.4 (62,629)

18.5 (17.9, 19.0)

0.64 (0.62, 0.66)

 55–64

16.8 (86,515)

16.8 (16.4, 17.3)

0.59 (0.57, 0.61)

 65–74

11.7 (78,429)

17.8 (17.3, 18.4)

0.61 (0.59, 0.63)

  > 75

8.1 (55,316)

15.4 (14.8, 16.1)

0.53 (0.51, 0.56)

Race/Ethnicity

 White, non-Hispanic

65.1 (296,618)

20.9 (20.6, 21.2)

1 (reference)

 Black, non-Hispanic

11.0 (28,163)

20.3 (19.4, 21.1)

0.88 (0.85, 0.91)

 Other race, Non-Hispanic

6.3 (163,39)

21.3 (20.0, 22.7)

1.02 (0.99, 1.06)

 Multiracial, Non-Hispanic

1.4 (7150)

24.2 (22.1, 26.4)

1.12 (1.06, 1.18)

 Hispanic

16.4 (30,599)

17.6 (16.9, 18.4)

0.85 (0.82, 0.88)

Employment status

 Student

5.8 (10,119)

31.5 (30.0, 33.0)

1 (reference)

 Employed

56.8 (189,429)

21.8 (21.5, 22.2)

0.70 (0.67, 0.73)

 Unemployed

5.7 (15,782)

19.2 (18.0, 20.4)

0.59 (0.56, 0.63)

 Homemaker

6.8 (23,510)

16.1 (15.2, 17.0)

0.60 (0.56, 0.63)

 Retired

18.1 (115,612)

18.3 (17.9, 18.8)

0.62 (0.60, 0.65)

 Unable to work

6.8 (27,391)

9.1 (8.5, 9.8)

0.31 (0.29, 0.32)

Education level

 Graduated College

27.2 (144,604)

26.8 (26.3, 27.2)

1 (reference)

 Attended College/Technical

31.5 (105,888)

21.5 (21.1, 22.0)

0.73 (0.72, 0.74)

 Graduated High School

27.6 (104,353)

16.8 (16.4, 17.3)

0.54 (0.53, 0.55)

 Did not graduate High School

13.7 (28,192)

12.1 (11.4, 12.9)

0.37 (0.36, 0.39)

Income (annual)

 $50,000 or more

48.3 (158,855)

20.7 (20.4, 20.9)

1 (reference)

 $35,000–$50,000

13.7 (46,879)

20.0 (19.3, 20.8)

0.73 (0.72, 0.75)

 $25,000–$35,000

10.4 (34,900)

17.6 (16.8, 18.5)

0.66 (0.65, 0.68)

 $15,000–$25,000

16.5 (51,555)

15.7 (15.1, 16.4)

0.58 (0.56, 0.59)

 Less than $15,000

11.1 (32,870)

13.3 (12.5, 14.0)

0.49 (0.47, 0.50)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

 Underweight (< 18.5)

1.8 (5806)

18.4 (16.5, 20.5)

0.71 (0.66, 0.76)

 Acceptable weight (18.5–25)

33.4 (116,291)

26.2 (25.7, 26.7)

1 (reference)

 Overweight [25,26,27,28,29,30]

35.8 (131,431)

21.3 (20.8, 21.7)

0.79 (0.77, 0.80)

 Obese (≥30)

29.1 (108,271)

14.3 (13.8, 14.7)

0.50 (0.49, 0.51)

Self-rated health

 Excellent

18.7 (66,224)

32.7 (32.0, 33.4)

1 (reference)

 Very good

32.5 (128,333)

23.5 (23.0, 24.0)

0.69 (0.68, 0.70)

 Good

31.1 (117,639)

15.9 (15.5, 16.3)

0.47 (0.46, 0.48)

 Fair

13.1 (50,936)

10.5 (9.9, 11.0)

0.31 (0.29, 0.32)

 Poor

4.6 (19,917)

6.6 (6.0, 7.7)

0.21 (0.20, 0.23)

Smoking status

 Never smoked

58.7 (216,025)

22.0 (21.7, 22.4)

1 (reference)

 Former smoker

24.8 (110,996)

19.9 (19.4, 20.4)

0.91 (0.89, 0.92)

 Current (some days)

5.1 (15,935)

19.2 (18.1, 20.4)

0.84 (0.80, 0.87)

 Current (daily)

11.4 (38,969)

13.2 (12.6, 13.9)

0.52 (0.50, 0.54)

  1. aData weighted using stratum weight provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [50]
  2. bMeeting both guidelines defined as aerobic MVPA = ≥150 min/week & MSA = ≥2 sessions/week
  3. cPrevalence ratio calculated using Poisson regression with a robust error variance
  4. dAdjusted for all other explanatory variables in the table