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Knowledge of the Adult and Youth 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
- Source :
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 16:616-622
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Human Kinetics, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background: To estimate the proportion of adults’ and parents’ knowledge of the adult aerobic and youth physical activity guidelines, respectively, in the United States. Methods: Data were analyzed from a national sample of adults in the 2017 ConsumerStyles survey. Prevalence of knowledge of the adult aerobic guideline (ie, 150 min/wk of moderate-intensity activity) was estimated among all respondents (n = 3910) and of the youth guideline (ie, 60 min/d of physical activity on 7 d/wk) among parents (n = 1288). Odds ratios were estimated using logistic regression models adjusting for demographic characteristics. Results: Overall, 2.5% (95% confidence interval, 2.0–3.1) of adults and 23.0% (95% confidence interval, 20.5–25.7) of parents were knowledgeable of the adult aerobic and youth guidelines, respectively. After adjustment, odds of knowledge of the adult guideline differed significantly by sex and physical activity level, whereas knowledge of the youth guideline differed by parental education level. Conclusions: Despite the release of the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans nearly a decade ago, most US adults and parents lack knowledge of the adult aerobic and youth physical activity guidelines. Effective communication strategies may help raise awareness of current and future editions of national guidelines for physical activity.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Health Planning Guidelines
Physical fitness
Health Promotion
Logistic regression
History, 21st Century
Odds
Young Adult
Humans
Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Exercise
business.industry
Public health
Guideline
Odds ratio
Middle Aged
United States
Physical activity level
Confidence interval
Female
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15435474 and 15433080
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4b3be2f574fd56584ad2aa31054141e9