Prevalence and trends of leisure-time physical activity by occupation and industry in U.S. workers: the National Health Interview Survey 2004–2014

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• Alternative Title:
  Ann Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Gu, Ja K. ; Charles, Luenda E. ; Ma, Claudia C. ; Andrew, Michael E. ; Fekedulegn, Desta ; Hartley, Tara A. ; Violanti, John M. ; Burchfiel, Cecil M.
• Description:
  Purpose ; Studies describing prevalence and trends of physical activity among workers in the United States are scarce. We aimed to estimate prevalence and trends of “sufficient” leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) during the 2004–2014 time period among U.S. workers. ; Methods ; Data were collected for U.S. workers in the National Health Interview Survey. LTPA was categorized as sufficiently active (moderate intensity, ≥150 minutes per week), insufficiently active (10–149 minutes per week), and inactive (<10 minutes per week). Prevalence of LTPA was adjusted for age using 2010 U.S. working population as a standardized age distribution. ; Results ; Prevalence trends of “sufficient” LTPA significantly increased from 2004 to 2014 (45.6% to 54.8%; P < .001). Among industry groups, the highest prevalence of “sufficient” LTPA was observed among workers in Professional/Scientific/Technical Services (62.1%). The largest increases were observed among workers in Public Administration (51.3%–63.4%). Among occupational groups, “sufficient” LTPA prevalence was lowest in farming/fishing/forestry (30.8%) and highest in life/physical/social science (66.4%). Prevalence of LTPA significantly increased from 2004 to 2014 in most occupational and industry groups. ; Conclusions ; Among U.S. workers, trends of “sufficient” LTPA significantly increased between 2004 and 2014. Overall, a larger proportion of white-collar compared to blue-collar workers were engaged in “sufficient” LTPA.
• Keywords:
  • Prevalence
  • Leisure-time physical activity
  • Occupation
  • Industry
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Exercise
  • Female
  • Health Surveys
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• Source:
  Ann Epidemiol. 26(10):685-692
• Pubmed ID:
  27659584
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5109053
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 OH010807/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  10
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/43403/cdc_43403_DS1.pdf
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  CDC Public Access
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