TABLE 1.
Proportion of U.S. adults meeting aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity guidelines, by selected characteristics — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2011
| Characteristic | Met both aerobic and muscle-strengthening guidelines* (n = 453,721) | Met muscle-strengthening guideline† (n = 469,312) | Met aerobic activity guideline§ (n = 458,088) | |||
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| % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | |
| Total | 20.6 | (20.3–20.8) | 29.3 | (29.1–29.6) | 51.6 | (51.3–51.9) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 23.4 | (23.0–23.8) | 34.4 | (34.0–34.9) | 53.1 | (52.6–53.5) |
| Female | 17.9 | (17.6–18.2) | 24.5 | (24.1–24.8) | 50.2 | (49.8–50.6) |
| Age group (yrs) | ||||||
| 18–24 | 30.7 | (29.7–31.9) | 44.1 | (42.9–45.2) | 56.8 | (55.7–58.0) |
| 25–34 | 23.0 | (22.3–23.7) | 34.6 | (33.7–35.4) | 49.8 | (49.0–50.7) |
| 35–44 | 20.4 | (19.8–21.0) | 29.3 | (28.7–30.0) | 49.8 | (49.0–50.5) |
| 45–54 | 18.7 | (18.2–19.2) | 26.1 | (25.6–26.7) | 51.1 | (50.4–51.7) |
| 55–64 | 17.1 | (16.7–17.6) | 24.0 | (23.5–24.5) | 50.9 | (50.3–51.5) |
| ≥ 65 | 15.9 | (15.6–16.3) | 21.7 | (21.3–22.1) | 52.7 | (52.2–53.2) |
| Race/Ethnicity ¶ | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 20.7 | (20.4–21.0) | 29.0 | (28.7–29.3) | 53.9 | (53.6–54.2) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 21.2 | (20.3–22.2) | 31.6 | (30.6–32.6) | 45.5 | (44.5–46.5) |
| Hispanic | 18.4 | (17.6–19.3) | 27.3 | (26.3–28.3) | 45.8 | (44.7–46.9) |
| Other race | 22.8 | (21.6–24.0) | 32.9 | (31.6–34.2) | 51.6 | (50.2–52.9) |
| Education level | ||||||
| Less than high school diploma | 12.0 | (11.3–12.8) | 20.0 | (19.2–20.9) | 39.2 | (38.2–40.2) |
| High school diploma | 17.0 | (16.6–17.5) | 25.2 | (24.6–25.7) | 47.5 | (46.9–48.1) |
| Some college | 22.2 | (21.7–22.7) | 31.7 | (31.2–32.2) | 53.8 | (53.2–54.4) |
| College degree | 27.4 | (26.9–27.8) | 36.6 | (36.1–37.0) | 60.7 | (60.2–61.1) |
| Body mass index ** | ||||||
| Underweight/Normal | 25.8 | (25.3–26.2) | 35.4 | (34.9–35.9) | 57.0 | (56.4–57.5) |
| Overweight | 21.9 | (21.5–22.3) | 31.0 | (30.5–31.5) | 54.1 | (53.5–54.6) |
| Obese | 13.5 | (13.0–13.9) | 21.0 | (20.5–21.5) | 43.4 | (42.8–43.9) |
| U.S. Census region †† | ||||||
| Midwest | 20.0 | (19.5–20.5) | 28.7 | (28.2–29.3) | 51.3 | (50.7–51.9) |
| Northeast | 21.3 | (20.7–21.9) | 30.0 | (29.3–30.6) | 52.2 | (51.5–52.9) |
| South | 18.7 | (18.3–19.2) | 27.7 | (27.3–28.2) | 48.0 | (47.5–48.5) |
| West | 23.5 | (22.9–24.0) | 32.0 | (31.4–32.6) | 57.2 | (56.5–57.8) |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
To meet both the aerobic and muscle-strengthening guidelines from the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, respondents had to report engaging in at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity, and participating in muscle-strengthening physical activity at least two times per week.
Prevalence of respondents who report participating in muscle-strengthening physical activity at least two times per week.
Prevalence of respondents who report engaging in at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity.
Other includes multiracial, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or American Indian/Alaska Native.
Underweight/normal, overweight, and obese classifications based on body mass index (weight [kg] / height [m]2); underweight/normal: <25.0; overweight: 25.0–29.9; and obese: ≥30.0.
U.S. Census Bureau regions are defined as Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.