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. 2015 Dec 17;12:E222. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.150179

Table 2. Frequency of Behavioral Risk Factors, by Latent Class Membership in Analyses of Associations With Behaviors and Quality of Life (n = 4,184), HealthStyles Survey, 2010a .

Behavior Total, % Class 1: Healthy, % Class 2: Physical Health Conditions, % Class 3: Mental Health Conditions, % Class 4: Physical and Mental Health Conditions, %
Tobacco use
Nonsmoker 57.5 65.9 48.1 52.4 36.7
Former smoker 24.8 18.0 38.0 13.7 41.7
Current smoker 17.7 16.1 13.9 33.8 21.6
Body mass index (BMI), kg/m2
Underweight, BMI <18.5 1.6 1.9 1.5 0.9 0.8
Normal weight, BMI 18.5–24.9 29.0 34.7 24.2 28.6 14.1
Overweight, BMI 25.0–29.9 32.4 33.4 34.1 30.9 31.1
Obese, BMI ≥30.0 34.6 29.9 40.2 39.7 53.9
Leisure-time aerobic activity, min/wk
Sedentary (0) 16.8 12.8 21.5 15.7 31.4
Low aerobic, below guidelines (1–149) 26.8 24.2 30.5 26.8 33.1
Meets minimal aerobic guidelines (150–299) 19.9 21.6 18.1 19.7 14.0
Meets maximal aerobic guidelines (≥300) 36.5 41.4 29.9 37.8 21.5
Strength trainingb
Low or none (0 or 1 time per week) 57.1 54.7 61.1 53.2 67.1
Moderate (≥2 times per week) 42.9 43.2 38.9 46.8 32.9
Aerobic activity and strength trainingb
Sedentary (0 min/wk) 16.0 12.1 20.7 14.9 30.5
Meets recommended strength training onlyb 27.0 24.5 30.3 27.0 34.3
Low aerobic only 10.2 10.6 10.2 10.9 6.8
Meets minimal or maximal aerobic guidelines without recommended strength training 24.0 27.1 20.5 20.0 18.6
Meets minimal or maximal aerobic guidelines with recommended strength training 22.7 25.7 18.3 27.2 9.7
a

All percentages correspond to the weighted sample.

b

Federal guidelines recommend muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days per week.