Prevalence of sufficient physical activity among general adult population and sub-populations with chronic conditions or disability in the USA

作者：Lijun Xu, Tianshu Li, Wenqi He, Dong Cao, Chenkai Wu, Lijie Qin · 发表于：European Journal of Public Health · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1093/eurpub/ckad132 · 被引用次数：27 · 研究领域：Physical Activity and Health、Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention、Chronic Disease Management Strategies

BACKGROUND: Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an updated global guideline on physical activity and sedentary behavior, including recommendations for sub-populations living with chronic conditions or disabilities. We aimed to examine the prevalence of meeting the WHO recommendations among these sub-populations in the USA. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the 2017 to 2018 cycle of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). RESULTS: We revealed variations in physical activity levels among individuals with chronic conditions and disability. US adults with diabetes, hypertension or disability had a lower prevalence of recommended physical activity levels than the general population. In addition, certain demographic groups such as being female, older and having lower socioeconomic status were associated with a lower likelihood of meeting the WHO recommendations on physical activity. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings underscore the importance of promoting physical activity levels among US adults, especially those with older age, low socioeconomic status, hypertension and disability.