Muscle-strengthening exercise among 397,423 U.S. adults: prevalence, correlates, and associations with health conditions
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Article Title | Muscle-strengthening exercise among 397,423 U.S. adults: prevalence, correlates, and associations with health conditions |
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ERA Journal ID | 13399 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bennie, Jason A. (Author), Lee, Duck-chul (Author), Khan, Asaduzzaman (Author), Wiesner, Glen H. (Author), Bauman, Adrian E. (Author), Stamatakis, Emmanuel (Author) and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (Author) |
Journal Title | American Journal of Preventive Medicine |
Journal Citation | 55 (6), pp. 864-874 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0749-3797 |
1873-2607 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2018.07.022 |
Abstract | Introduction: Although muscle-strengthening exercise has multiple independent health benefits, little is known about muscle-strengthening exercise participation and associations with adverse health conditions among U.S. adults. Methods: In 2017, data were analyzed from the U.S. 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. During telephone surveys, respondents reported how many times during the past week they engaged in muscle-strengthening exercise. Weighted weekly muscle-strengthening exercise frequencies were calculated for the total sample and across sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics. A multivariable logistic regression assessed the odds of having self-reported adverse health conditions (e.g., diabetes, coronary heart disease) according to weekly muscle-strengthening exercise frequency. Results: Data were available on 397,423 adults (aged 18–80 years). Overall, 30.2% (95% CI=29.9, 30.5) met the muscle-strengthening exercise recommendations (two or more times/week) and 57.8% (95% CI=57.5, 58.2) reported no muscle-strengthening exercise. Older age, insufficient aerobic activity, lower income, lower education, poorer self-rated health, being female, and being overweight/obese were significantly associated with lower odds of meeting the muscle-strengthening exercise recommendations independently of other characteristics. After adjusting for confounders (e.g., age, sex, income, smoking, aerobic activity), when compared with those who did none, muscle-strengthening exercise was associated with lower odds for several adverse health conditions including prevalent diabetes, cancer (non-skin), poor self-rated health, and obesity. Conclusions: Three in five U.S. adults do not engage in any muscle-strengthening exercise, despite an association for muscle-strengthening exercise with better health conditions. Future muscle-strengthening exercise promotion strategies should target older adults, females, those with low education/income, and those with a poor health status. |
Keywords | strength training; chronic health conditions; diabetes; coronary heart disease |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
420201. Behavioural epidemiology | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Physically Active Lifestyles Research Group |
Iowa State University, United States | |
University of Queensland | |
Victoria University | |
University of Sydney | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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