TABLE 3. Unadjusted reported prevalence of walking, gardening, or weightlifting as a first or second most frequent activity* among adults with arthritis† who reported engaging in physical activity in the past month§ — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States,¶ 2019.
| Jurisdiction | Walking |
Gardening |
Weightlifting |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted no.** | Unadjusted % (95% CI) | Weighted no.** | Unadjusted % (95% CI) | Weighted no.** | Unadjusted % (95% CI) | |
| Alabama |
548,000 |
75.4 (72.6−78.0) |
111,000 |
15.3 (13.3−17.6) |
39,000 |
5.3 (4.0−7.1) |
| Alaska |
60,000 |
74.8 (69.7−79.3) |
7,000 |
9.0 (6.2−12.9) |
5,000 |
5.9 (4.0−8.8) |
| Arizona |
603,000 |
73.3 (69.9−76.4) |
82,000 |
9.9 (8.2−12.0) |
73,000 |
8.9 (6.9−11.5) |
| Arkansas |
278,000 |
71.6 (67.8−75.0) |
62,000 |
16.0 (13.6−18.8) |
19,000 |
5.0 (3.4−7.2) |
| California |
3,053,000 |
74.2 (71.3−76.8) |
653,000 |
15.9 (13.8−18.2) |
330,000 |
8.0 (6.6−9.8) |
| Colorado |
489,000 |
67.7 (65.1−70.3) |
59,000 |
8.2 (6.8−9.8) |
80,000 |
11.0 (9.4−12.9) |
| Connecticut |
300,000 |
70.2 (67.3−72.9) |
55,000 |
13.0 (11.2−15.0) |
30,000 |
6.9 (5.5−8.7) |
| Delaware |
86,000 |
70.4 (65.4−74.9) |
16,000 |
13.0 (10.3−16.3) |
7,000 |
5.3 (3.9−7.4) |
| District of Columbia |
42,000 |
70.5 (64.8−75.6) |
2,000 |
3.8 (2.3−6.2) |
8,000 |
13.9 (9.7−19.7) |
| Florida |
1,867,000 |
68.9 (65.7−72.0) |
477,000 |
17.6 (14.5−21.2) |
182,000 |
6.7 (5.2−8.7) |
| Georgia |
793,000 |
70.2 (66.2−73.9) |
137,000 |
12.2 (9.8−15.0) |
96,000 |
8.5 (5.9−12.1) |
| Hawaii |
100,000 |
62.9 (59.3−66.4) |
24,000 |
15.3 (13.0−17.9) |
12,000 |
7.3 (5.5−9.5) |
| Idaho |
141,000 |
63.3 (58.4−67.9) |
37,000 |
16.7 (13.7−20.2) |
13,000 |
5.8 (3.8−8.7) |
| Illinois |
1,067,000 |
67.6 (64.2−70.9) |
209,000 |
13.2 (11.1−15.7) |
130,000 |
8.3 (6.5−10.5) |
| Indiana |
562,000 |
73.0 (70.2−75.6) |
80,000 |
10.4 (8.7−12.3) |
55,000 |
7.1 (5.6−8.9) |
| Iowa |
276,000 |
68.9 (66.4−71.2) |
46,000 |
11.5 (10.0−13.1) |
27,000 |
6.8 (5.6−8.3) |
| Kansas |
257,000 |
73.3 (70.9−75.5) |
43,000 |
12.4 (10.9−14.1) |
25,000 |
7.2 (5.8−8.8) |
| Kentucky |
460,000 |
71.8 (68.4−75.0) |
89,000 |
13.8 (11.7−16.3) |
38,000 |
5.9 (4.3−8.2) |
| Louisiana |
399,000 |
72.5 (68.6−76.1) |
88,000 |
15.9 (13.3−19.0) |
35,000 |
6.4 (4.4−9.3) |
| Maine |
141,000 |
68.4 (65.5−71.1) |
33,000 |
15.9 (13.9−18.0) |
7,000 |
3.6 (2.5−5.2) |
| Maryland |
522,000 |
71.5 (69.4−73.6) |
81,000 |
11.1 (9.9−12.5) |
62,000 |
8.6 (7.2−10.1) |
| Massachusetts |
593,000 |
68.6 (65.3−71.7) |
109,000 |
12.6 (10.5−15.0) |
52,000 |
6.0 (4.6−7.7) |
| Michigan |
1,132,000 |
73.4 (71.0−75.6) |
152,000 |
9.8 (8.4−11.4) |
111,000 |
7.2 (5.9−8.7) |
| Minnesota |
469,000 |
71.1 (69.0−73.0) |
103,000 |
15.6 (14.1−17.2) |
40,000 |
6.1 (5.1−7.3) |
| Mississippi |
243,000 |
73.7 (69.4−77.6) |
43,000 |
12.9 (10.5−15.7) |
18,000 |
5.6 (3.9−7.8) |
| Missouri |
527,000 |
67.4 (64.0−70.6) |
69,000 |
8.8 (7.1−10.9) |
43,000 |
5.5 (4.3−7.1) |
| Montana |
119,000 |
68.2 (65.4−71.0) |
22,000 |
12.6 (10.8−14.8) |
14,000 |
8.2 (6.6−10.1) |
| Nebraska |
155,000 |
72.6 (70.3−74.8) |
23,000 |
10.9 (9.5−12.5) |
15,000 |
7.2 (5.8−8.8) |
| Nevada |
251,000 |
68.8 (62.0−74.8) |
27,000 |
7.5 (5.3−10.7) |
36,000 |
9.8 (6.3−14.8) |
| New Hampshire |
136,000 |
71.6 (68.2−74.7) |
24,000 |
12.5 (10.5−14.8) |
12,000 |
6.2 (4.5−8.3) |
| New Mexico |
204,000 |
73.6 (70.2−76.7) |
29,000 |
10.5 (8.6−12.8) |
26,000 |
9.2 (7.3−11.6) |
| New York |
1,509,000 |
73.5 (70.9−76.0) |
202,000 |
9.8 (8.4−11.5) |
148,000 |
7.2 (5.8−8.9) |
| North Carolina |
970,000 |
69.0 (65.1−72.7) |
242,000 |
17.2 (14.4−20.5) |
97,000 |
6.9 (5.2−9.0) |
| North Dakota |
64,000 |
65.1 (61.1−68.9) |
10,000 |
10.2 (8.2−12.5) |
9,000 |
9.6 (7.4−12.4) |
| Ohio |
1,123,000 |
68.8 (66.3−71.3) |
177,000 |
10.8 (9.6−12.3) |
107,000 |
6.5 (5.2−8.2) |
| Oklahoma |
325,000 |
71.1 (67.6−74.3) |
42,000 |
9.1 (7.5−11.1) |
35,000 |
7.6 (5.8−9.9) |
| Oregon |
398,000 |
65.5 (62.1−68.8) |
102,000 |
16.8 (14.3−19.8) |
40,000 |
6.6 (4.9−8.8) |
| Pennsylvania |
1,277,000 |
67.2 (64.0−70.3) |
241,000 |
12.7 (10.7−14.9) |
164,000 |
8.6 (6.8−10.9) |
| Rhode Island |
101,000 |
71.2 (67.8−74.4) |
19,000 |
13.3 (11.2−15.7) |
10,000 |
7.0 (5.2−9.4) |
| South Carolina |
504,000 |
75.4 (72.6−78.0) |
99,000 |
14.8 (12.7−17.3) |
48,000 |
7.2 (5.6−9.1) |
| South Dakota |
68,000 |
65.3 (59.1−71.0) |
8,000 |
8.1 (5.7−11.3) |
9,000 |
8.8 (6.0−12.6) |
| Tennessee |
662,000 |
74.3 (71.0−77.3) |
117,000 |
13.1 (11.0−15.7) |
64,000 |
7.1 (5.4−9.5) |
| Texas |
1,880,000 |
70.2 (66.4−73.7) |
386,000 |
14.4 (11.9−17.3) |
215,000 |
8.0 (6.1−10.6) |
| Utah |
264,000 |
67.4 (65.1−69.7) |
42,000 |
10.8 (9.4−12.4) |
36,000 |
9.3 (7.9−10.8) |
| Vermont |
64,000 |
72.0 (68.8−75.1) |
11,000 |
12.8 (10.8−15.0) |
5,000 |
5.5 (3.9−7.5) |
| Virginia |
765,000 |
70.0 (67.3−72.7) |
130,000 |
11.9 (10.2−13.8) |
68,000 |
6.3 (5.1−7.7) |
| Washington |
739,000 |
71.1 (68.9−73.2) |
177,000 |
17.1 (15.4−18.9) |
65,000 |
6.2 (5.3−7.4) |
| West Virginia |
237,000 |
68.4 (65.3−71.3) |
35,000 |
10.1 (8.3−12.2) |
18,000 |
5.3 (4.0−7.0) |
| Wisconsin |
605,000 |
74.2 (70.8−77.3) |
123,000 |
15.0 (12.6−17.8) |
54,000 |
6.6 (5.0−8.8) |
| Wyoming |
51,000 |
70.0 (65.8−73.8) |
8,000 |
11.4 (9.0−14.4) |
5,000 |
7.3 (5.3−10.2) |
|
Median (49 states and
District of Columbia)
|
— |
70.5 |
— |
12.6 |
— |
7.1 |
|
Guam
|
6,000 |
57.8 (47.2−67.8) |
2,000 |
25.2 (15.5−38.3) |
1,000 |
11.9 (7.4−18.8) |
| Puerto Rico | 153,000 | 68.3 (63.5−72.8) | 22,000 | 9.8 (7.3−13.0) | 3,000 | —†† |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
* Adults engaging in physical activity were classified as participating in an activity if they reported this activity for one of two questions: 1) “What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?” or 2) “What other type of physical activity gave you the next most exercise during the past month?” Participants who reported one activity but had missing data for the other most frequent activity (e.g., “don’t know,” or “refused”) were included in the analysis.
† Respondents were classified as having arthritis if they responded “yes” to the question, “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health care provider that you have arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?”
§ Respondents with arthritis were classified as engaging in physical activity if they responded “yes” to the question, “During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?”
¶ In 2019, New Jersey did not collect enough data to meet the minimum requirement for inclusion in the BRFSS public-use data set.
** Weighted number represents the estimated number of adults with arthritis engaging in physical activity who reported the activity (walking, gardening, or weightlifting) as their first or second most frequent activity.
†† Unreliable estimate (relative standard error >30%).