Table 3:
Prevalence of inactivity and meeting the aerobic physical activity guideline in leisure time activity among adults, NHANES 2007/2008 and 2017/2018
| Inactive | Meets Aerobic Guideline | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | 2017/2018 | Chg | 2007/2008 | 2017/2018 | Chg | |||||||
| Characteristic | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | PP | Trend† | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | PP | Trend† |
| Overall | 48.2 | 43.4–53.1 | 45.8 | 42.4–49.3 | −2.4 | 35.3 | 31.4–39.5 | 38.6 | 35.9–41.3 | 3.3 | L | |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 44.6 | 39.0–50.4 | 42.4 | 38.6–46.3 | −2.2 | 39.4 | 35.3–43.7 | 43.5 | 40.0–47.0 | 4.1 | ||
| Female | 51.5 | 47.1–55.9 | 48.8 | 44.9–52.8 | −2.7 | 31.5 | 27.4–35.9 | 34.1 | 31.1–37.3 | 2.6 | L | |
| Age (years) | ||||||||||||
| 18–24 | 33.7 | 30.0–37.5 | 35.6 | 30.3–41.4 | 2.0 | 48.7 | 43.3–54.0 | 55.2 | 48.3–61.9 | 6.6 | ||
| 25–34 | 38.6 | 32.6–45.0 | 37.7 | 32.8–42.8 | −0.9 | 44.9 | 38.3–51.7 | 48.7 | 44.6–52.8 | 3.8 | L | |
| 35–44 | 43.7 | 38.4–49.1 | 46.7 | 40.2–53.4 | 3.1 | 37.8 | 34.3–41.4 | 35.5 | 30.6–40.7 | −2.3 | ||
| 45–64 | 54.5 | 46.5–62.3 | 48.8 | 43.4–54.2 | −5.7 | 29.9 | 23.6–37.1 | 33.2 | 28.0–39.0 | 3.3 | ||
| 65+ | 64.4 | 57.9–70.4 | 55.8 | 51.1–60.4 | −8.6* | L | 21.3 | 17.1–26.2 | 28.6 | 24.9–32.6 | 7.3* | L |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 43.8 | 36.3–51.5 | 42.8 | 38.2–47.5 | −0.9 | 38.4 | 32.3–44.9 | 40.1 | 36.8–43.6 | 1.7 | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 57.1 | 54.5–59.6 | 52.0 | 47.5–56.6 | −5.0 | L, C | 28.6 | 25.5–31.9 | 35.5 | 32.4–38.8 | 7.0* | L |
| Hispanic | 63.1 | 60.0–66.1 | 53.7 | 50.2–57.2 | −9.4* | L, Q | 26.5 | 24.8–28.2 | 33.5 | 29.6–37.7 | 7.1* | L |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 48.5 | 40.8–56.2 | 45.7 | 40.0–51.5 | −2.8 | 31.9 | 25.8–38.7 | 38.5 | 32.9–44.4 | 6.6 | ||
| Education | ||||||||||||
| < High School Graduate | 69.0 | 66.2–71.6 | 68.9 | 64.3–73.1 | −0.1 | Q | 20.3 | 17.6–23.3 | 21.2 | 18.4–24.3 | 0.9 | |
| High School Graduate | 55.2 | 50.2–60.1 | 57.6 | 54.1–61.1 | 2.5 | 30.9 | 27.2–34.9 | 27.9 | 26.0–30.0 | −3.0 | ||
| Some College | 43.8 | 38.5–49.4 | 45.2 | 41.8–48.7 | 1.4 | 36.1 | 31.8–40.7 | 39.1 | 35.5–42.8 | 3.0 | ||
| ≥College Graduate | 29.8 | 25.9–34.0 | 26.0 | 22.4–30.0 | −3.8 | 52.0 | 47.4–56.6 | 54.9 | 49.8–59.9 | 2.9 | ||
| BMI Category | ||||||||||||
| Normal/Underweight | 44.8 | 38.6–51.1 | 39.9 | 34.8–45.3 | −4.9 | 39.8 | 33.6–46.4 | 43.9 | 38.9–48.9 | 4.1 | ||
| Overweight | 42.8 | 37.6–48.1 | 40.3 | 37.2–43.4 | −2.5 | 39.0 | 34.0–44.3 | 44.6 | 40.2–49.2 | 5.6 | ||
| Obesity | 55.0 | 51.8–58.0 | 51.9 | 47.8–56.1 | −3.0 | 28.8 | 26.6–31.2 | 31.2 | 27.4–35.2 | 2.3 | ||
Abbreviations: Chg=Change; PP=Percentage-Points; CI=Confidence Interval
*
Significantly different from 0 (Adjusted Wald Test P<0.05)
†
Letters indicate presence of significant trends: L=Linear; Q=Quadratic; C=Cubic