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Published in final edited form as: Am J Med. 2014 Mar 11;127(8):717–727.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.02.026

Table 2. Trends in reported levels of leisure-time physical activity and daily caloric intake, U.S. adults, 1988-2010 *.

Reported leisure-time physical activity Mean energy intake in kcal/day(95% CI)
None, % of population (95% CI) Intermediate level, % of population (95% CI) Ideal level, % of population(95% CI)
Women
18 years and older
1988-1994 19.1 (17.3-21.0) 45.0 (43.1-46.9) 35.9 (33.2-38.5) 1761 (1735-1788)
2009-2010 51.7 (48.9-54.5) 18.6 (17.3-19.8) 29.8 (27.7-31.9) 1781 (1749-1812)
Trend OR 1.074 (1.064-1.084) OR 0.939 (0.933-0.944) OR 0.990 (0.981-0.999) APC 0.07 (-0.06-0.20)
18-39 years
1988-1994 14.0 (11.9-16.1) 50.0 (46.6-53.4) 36.0 (32.9-39.1) 1941 (1889-1992)
2009-2010 47.5 (43.4-51.5) 20.4 (17.7-23.1) 32.1 (29.1-35.2) 1873 (1820-1926)
Trend OR 1.078 (1.066-1.090) OR 0.932 (0.923-0.941) OR 1.002 (0.993-1.012) APC -0.20 (-0.38--0.02)
40-64 years
1988-1994 19.2 (16.7-21.7) 46.0 (43.6-48.3) 34.9 (31.4-38.4) 1697 (1666-1727)
2009-2010 49.9 (47.0-52.7) 19.4 (17.4-21.4) 30.7 (28.4-33.0) 1771 (1705-1837)
Trend OR 1.072 (1.059-1.086) OR 0.938 (0.930-0.947) OR 0.990 (0.978-1.002) APC 0.23 (0.01-0.45)
65 years and older
1988-1994 31.8 (28.4-35.2) 30.3 (27.7-32.8) 38.0 (34.0-41.9) 1474 (1446-1503)
2009-2010 66.3 (60.9-71.7) 12.1 (8.7-15.5) 21.7 (16.7-26.7) 1578 (1508-1647)
Trend OR 1.071 (1.056-1.087) OR 0.956 (0.946-0.967) OR 0.956 (0.941-0.972) APC 0.37 (0.17-0.57)
18 years and older, non-Hispanic white
1988-1994 15.6 (13.7-17.4) 46.7 (44.5-49.0) 37.7 (34.6-40.8) 1771 (1740-1802)
2009-2010 46.1 (41.1-51.0) 20.0 (18.0-22.1) 33.9 (30.3-37.5) 1791 (1754-1828)
Trend OR 1.077 (1.062-1.092) OR 0.939 (0.932-0.946) OR 0.994 (0.982-1.006) APC 0.09 (-0.06-0.24)
18 years and older, non-Hispanic black
1988-1994 30.5 (27.4-33.5) 41.3 (39.1-43.5) 28.3 (25.5-31.0) 1729 (1696-1763)
2009-2010 66.2 (62.5-69.8) 17.1 (15.3-18.9) 16.8 (13.2-20.3) 1787 (1697-1877)
Trend OR 1.064 (1.052-1.076) OR 0.943 (0.935-0.952) OR 0.982 (0.971-0.993) APC 0.16 (-0.08-0.40)
18 years and older, Mexican-American
1988-1994 33.2 (30.9-35.5) 41.0 (38.5-43.4) 25.8 (22.4-29.2) 1698 (1656-1741)
2009-2010 66.5 (61.6-71.3) 12.1 (9.5-14.7) 21.4 (17.1-25.7) 1732 (1633-1832)
Trend OR 1.069 (1.054-1.085) OR 0.928 (0.915-0.942) OR 0.991 (0.975-1.006) APC 0.06 (-0.27-0.40)
Men
18 years and older
1988-1994 11.4 (10.0-12.8) 43.5 (41.7-45.3) 45.0 (42.8-47.2) 2616 (2569-2663)
2009-2010 43.5 (40.7-46.3) 14.8 (12.8-16.8) 41.7 (38.1-45.3) 2511 (2443-2578)
Trend OR 1.083 (1.071-1.094) OR 0.931 (0.924-0.937) OR 0.993 (0.985-1.001) APC -0.17 (-0.32--0.01)
18-39 years
1988-1994 8.9 (7.1-10.6) 44.0 (41.0-47.1) 47.1 (44.0-50.2) 2973 (2900-3046)
2009-2010 34.1 (28.6-39.5) 14.3 (11.6-17.0) 51.6 (45.6-57.5) 2678 (2583-2772)
Trend OR 1.065 (1.051-1.079) OR 0.930 (0.920-0.940) OR 1.012 (1.001-1.023) APC -0.48 (-0.69--0.28)
40-64 years
1988-1994 11.2 (9.3-13.2) 46.5 (43.3-49.7) 42.2 (39.2-45.3) 2516 (2444-2587)
2009-2010 47.9 (45.3-50.4) 16.2 (13.3-19.1) 35.9 (32.6-39.3) 2561 (2466-2656)
Trend OR 1.100 (1.084-1.116) OR 0.928 (0.917-0.939) OR 0.981 (0.970-0.991) APC 0.16 (-0.06-0.37)
65 years and older
1988-1994 18.3 (15.8-20.8) 35.1 (32.6-37.6) 46.6 (43.3-50.0) 1977 (1927-2027)
2009-2010 56.1 (52.0-60.2) 12.7 (10.1-15.2) 31.3 (27.6-35.0) 1978 (1905-2050)
Trend OR 1.087 (1.073-1.100) OR 0.942 (0.932-0.953) OR 0.964 (0.954-0.974) APC -0.01 (-0.24-0.23)
18 years and older, non-Hispanic white
1988-1994 9.6 (8.1-11.0) 45.0 (42.6-47.4) 45.4 (42.8-48.0) 2667 (2616-2718)
2009-2010 39.3 (35.6-43.1) 16.3 (13.2-19.3) 44.4 (39.0-49.9) 2569 (2485-2654)
Trend OR 1.089 (1.072-1.105) OR 0.933 (0.925-0.942) OR 0.994 (0.983-1.004) APC -0.09 (-0.26-0.07)
18 years and older, non-Hispanic black
1988-1994 15.9 (13.4-18.4) 38.3 (36.0-40.7) 45.8 (42.8-48.7) 2455 (2388-2521)
2009-2010 51.6 (47.2-55.9) 8.8 (4.8-12.7) 39.7 (35.8-43.5) 2442 (2284-2600)
Trend OR 1.071 (1.058-1.084) OR 0.926 (0.916-0.937) OR 0.994 (0.983-1.005) APC 0.03 (-0.25-0.30)
18 years and older, Mexican-American
1988-1994 23.6 (20.1-27.1) 40.7 (37.7-43.6) 35.8 (33.4-38.1) 2468 (2411-2526)
2009-2010 58.2 (50.8-65.7) 12.1 (7.6-16.6) 29.7 (25.5-33.9) 2411 (2323-2499)
Trend OR 1.061 (1.044-1.079) OR 0.917 (0.902-0.933) OR 1.003 (0.990-1.017) APC -0.13 (-0.41-0.15)

APC = annual percentage change; OR = odds ratio for being in given category compared to previous year

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Appendix Table 3 shows results by age/ethnicity