Joint Prevalence of Sitting Time and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among US Adults, 2015-2016

Emily N Ussery; Janet E Fulton; Deborah A Galuska; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Susan A Carlson

doi:10.1001/jama.2018.17797

Joint Prevalence of Sitting Time and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among US Adults, 2015-2016

JAMA. 2018 Nov 20;320(19):2036-2038. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.17797.

Authors

Emily N Ussery¹, Janet E Fulton¹, Deborah A Galuska¹, Peter T Katzmarzyk², Susan A Carlson¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.

Abstract

This study uses 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to assess prevalence of daily sitting time and weekly leisure-time physical activity among US adults.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Exercise*
Female
Humans
Leisure Activities*
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition Surveys
Prevalence
Sedentary Behavior*
Sitting Position*
Statistics as Topic
United States
Young Adult