Walking as an Opportunity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 16 — May 30, 2019
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Figure.
Prevalence of walking among US adults by cardiovascular disease status, National Health Interview Survey, 2015 (N = 29,742). Excludes respondents unable to walk (n = 842). Error bars represent the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence interval. Risk factors were hypertension, hyperlipidemia, or diabetes. Significant linear trends by cardiovascular disease status (P< .05) were observed for any walking, leisure walking, and transportation walking.
| Cardiovascular Disease Status | Type of Walking, % (95% Confidence Interval) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Any | Leisure | Transportation | |
| No cardiovascular disease and not at risk | 66.6 (65.6–67.6) | 55.2 (54.1–56.3) | 34.4 (33.3–35.5) |
| At risk: overweight or has obesity and 1 risk factor | 63.0 (61.1–64.8) | 51.9 (50.0–53.9) | 30.8 (28.9–32.7) |
| At risk: overweight or has obesity and 2 risk factors | 59.5 (57.0–61.9) | 48.8 (46.1–51.6) | 29.6 (27.3–32.1) |
| At risk: overweight or has obesity and 3 risk factors | 53.6 (49.8–57.3) | 43.5 (39.9–47.2) | 26.0 (22.9–29.5) |
| Has cardiovascular disease | 50.2 (47.1–53.3) | 41.4 (38.4–44.4) | 22.9 (20.4–25.6) |
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