Table 1.
Participant Characteristics, NHANES 1999–2006
| Characteristic | Total1 | Insufficiently Active and Active2 |
Inactive2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Weighted % (SE)3 |
n | Weighted % (SE)3 |
n | Weighted % (SE)3 |
|
| Total | 21685 | 100% (−) | 12277 | 100% (−) | 9408 | 100% (−) |
| Sex* | ||||||
| Men | 10395 | 48.3 (0.3) | 6169 | 49.9 (0.5) | 4226 | 45.6 (0.6) |
| Women | 11290 | 51.7 (0.3) | 6108 | 50.1 (0.5) | 5182 | 54.4 (0.6) |
| Age (years)* | ||||||
| 18–29 | 6139 | 22.4 (0.6) | 4091 | 25.4 (0.8) | 2048 | 17.2 (0.5) |
| 30–44 | 5115 | 30.7 (0.7) | 3050 | 31.8 (0.9) | 2065 | 29.0 (0.7) |
| 45–64 | 5533 | 31.7 (0.6) | 2958 | 30.8 (0.8) | 2575 | 33.3 (0.8) |
| 65+ | 4898 | 15.1 (0.5) | 2178 | 12.0 (0.5) | 2720 | 20.5 (0.7) |
| Race/ethnicity* | ||||||
| Mexican American | 5052 | 7.7 (0.7) | 2375 | 5.9 (0.5) | 2677 | 10.8 (1.0) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 10328 | 70.8 (1.4) | 6550 | 75.5 (1.3) | 3778 | 62.9 (1.8) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 4559 | 11.1 (0.9) | 2370 | 9.1 (0.8) | 2189 | 14.5 (1.3) |
| Other | 1746 | 10.3 (1.0) | 982 | 9.5 (0.9) | 764 | 11.8 (1.3) |
| Education* | ||||||
| < High school graduate | 7069 | 20.1 (0.6) | 2829 | 13.5 (0.6) | 4240 | 31.4 (0.8) |
| High school graduate | 5371 | 26.1 (0.6) | 2966 | 23.7 (0.7) | 2405 | 30.0 (0.8) |
| Some college | 5558 | 29.8 (0.5) | 3635 | 32.0 (0.7) | 1923 | 26.2 (0.7) |
| College graduate | 3687 | 24.0 (0.9) | 2847 | 30.8 (1.1) | 840 | 12.4 (0.6) |
| Physical Activity Level2 | ||||||
| Inactive | 9408 | 37.0 (0.8) | n/a | n/a | 9408 | 100 (−) |
| Insufficiently active | 4574 | 23.1 (0.4) | 4574 | 36.6 (0.7) | n/a | n/a |
| Active | 7703 | 39.9 (0.8) | 7703 | 63.4 (0.7) | n/a | n/a |
1
Of the 22,624 survey participants aged 18 years and older, data from 939 participants were excluded due to missing data (n=79) or because they were unable to be physically active (n=860)
2
Physical activity level measured in moderate-intensity equivalent minutes/week of leisure-time physical activity; inactive indicates no reported leisure-time physical activity of at least 10 minutes in past 30 days ; insufficiently active indicates some activity, but <150 minutes/week; and active indicates activity ≥ 150 minutes/week.
3
Standard error (SE)
*
Significant (p < 0.05) association between participant characteristic and physical activity level (insufficiently active and active compared to inactive)