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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Met the Aerobic Activity and Muscle Strengthening Guidelines,* by Sex and Selected Race/Ethnicity — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2009–2011

	MMWR Weekly Volume 62, No. 31 August 9, 2013

QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Met the Aerobic Activity and Muscle Strengthening Guidelines,* by Sex and Selected Race/Ethnicity — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2009–2011

Weekly

August 9, 2013 / 62(31);635-635

* Respondents defined as meeting both aerobic and strengthening guidelines reported moderate physical activity for ≥150 minutes per week, vigorous physical activity for ≥75 minutes per week, or an equivalent combination of moderate and vigorous-intensity activity, and engaging in physical activities specifically designed to strengthen muscles at least twice per week.

† The Asian race group includes persons who identify themselves as members of one or more Asian race subgroups.

§ 95% confidence interval.

Alternate Text: The figure above shows the percentage of adults aged ≥ 18 years who met the aerobic activity and muscle strengthening guidelines, by sex and selected race/ethnicity, in the United States during 2009–2011.

During 2009–2011, males were more likely than females to have met both the aerobic activity and muscle strengthening guidelines, regardless of race/ethnicity. Non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black males were more likely to have met the aerobic activity and muscle strengthening guidelines compared with Hispanic and Asian males. Non-Hispanic white females were more likely to have met both guidelines compared with non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, and Asian females.

Sources: CDC. National Health Interview Survey, 2009–2011.

CDC. Health Data Interactive. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hdi.htm.

Reported by: LaJeana D. Howie, MPH, lhowie@cdc.gov, 301-458-4611.