@article{ref1,
title="The attributable proportion of specific leisure-time physical activities to total leisure activity volume among US adults, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2006",
journal="Journal of physical activity and health",
year="2016",
author="Watson, Kathleen Bachtel and Dai, Shifan and Paul, Prabasaj and Carlson, Susan A. and Carroll, Dianna D. and Fulton, Janet",
volume="13",
number="11",
pages="1192-1201",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Previous studies have examined participation in specific leisure-time physical activities (PA) among US adults. The purpose of this study was to identify specific activities that contribute substantially to total volume of leisure-time PA in US adults. <br><br>METHODS: Proportion of total volume of leisure-time PA moderate-equivalent minutes attributable to 9 specific types of activities was estimated using self-reported data from 21,685 adult participants (≥ 18 years) in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999- 2006. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, walking (28%), sports (22%), and dancing (9%) contributed most to PA volume. Attributable proportion was higher among men than women for sports (30% vs. 11%) and higher among women than men for walking (36% vs. 23%), dancing (16% vs. 4%), and conditioning exercises (10% vs. 5%). The proportion was lower for walking, but higher for sports, among active adults than those insufficiently active and increased with age for walking. Compared with other racial/ethnic groups, the proportion was lower for sports among non- Hispanic white men and for dancing among non-Hispanic white women. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Walking, sports, and dance account for the most activity time among US adults overall, yet some demographic variations exist. Strategies for PA promotion should be tailored to differences across population subgroups.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1543-3080",
doi="10.1123/jpah.2015-0695",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2015-0695"
}