ArticlePreventing chronic disease2023
Changes in Physical Inactivity Among US Adults Overall and by Sociodemographic Characteristics, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2020 Versus 2018.
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- Impacts of Physical Inactivity Models on Endothelial Function: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring the Relationship between Built Environment Attributes and Physical Activity in Lower-Income Aging Adults: Preliminary Insights from a Multi-Level Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
- Factors Associated With the Rising Trend in Self-Reported Cognitive Disability Among U.S. Adults Aged 18-39 From 2013-2024.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2026Article
- Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Benefits of Physical Activity and Exercise.Circulation research · 2025Review
- Physical activity interventions: an update on advancing sedentary time, technology, and dissemination and implementation research.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Review
- Changes in Personal Wellness Habits Among Newer New Jersey Teachers During COVID-19 Impacted School Years.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2025Article
- A cross-sectional study of physical activity and chronic diseases among middle-aged and elderly in China.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic may have disrupted people's work-life patterns and access to places to be physically active. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data were analyzed to assess changes in self-reported leisure-time physical inactivity. The results showed that prevalence of inactivity among US adults decreased 0.7 percentage points (95% CI: -1.2 to -0.3), from 24.5% in 2018 to 23.8% in 2020, and the greatest decreases were observed among rural-dwelling women, rural-dwelling men, and non-Hispanic White women. These findings highlight a need to understand and address factors that lead to differential changes in leisure-time physical inactivity across subpopulations during public health emergencies.
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