Reliability and validity of the instrument used in BRFSS to assess physical activityMichelle M Yore
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:1267-74. 2007
..This article reports the reliability and validity of these questions...
- Cigarette smoking status and the association between media use and overweight and obesity
Michelle M Yore
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Epidemiol 166:795-802. 2007
..4, 95% CI: 1.0, 1.9). Media use was associated with overweight and obesity and modified by cigarette smoking. Cigarette smoking should be evaluated as an effect modifier in studies of media use and obesity...
- Television viewing, computer use, and BMI among U.S. children and adolescents
Janet E Fulton
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Phys Act Health 6:S28-35. 2009
..To examine the prevalence of television (TV) viewing, computer use, and their combination and associations with demographic characteristics and body mass index (BMI) among U.S. youth...
- Differences in physical activity prevalence and trends from 3 U.S. surveillance systems: NHIS, NHANES, and BRFSS
Susan A Carlson
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Phys Act Health 6:S18-27. 2009
..Three U.S. surveillance systems-National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)--estimate physical activity prevalence...
- Physical activity patterns associated with weight-control status: differences by race and sex
Judy Kruger
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Phys Act Health 5:456-68. 2008
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- Is participation in occupational physical activity associated with lifestyle physical activity levels?
Judy Kruger
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Occup Environ Med 48:1143-8. 2006
..Little is known about the prevalence of lifestyle physical activity (PA) by occupational PA (mostly sitting, walking, or heavy labor)...
Physical activity patterns among Latinos in the United States: putting the pieces togetherSandra A Ham
Physical Activity and Health Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A92. 2007
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- Selected barriers and incentives for worksite health promotion services and policies
Judy Kruger
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K 46, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Am J Health Promot 21:439-47. 2007
..To assess employees'attitudes toward potential barriers to and incentives for their likely use of worksite health promotion services...
- Leisure-time physical activity patterns by weight control status: 1999-2002 NHANES
Judy Kruger
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:788-95. 2007
..Physical activity is associated inversely with overweight and obesity prevalence, thus potentially assisting in weight control efforts...
Cost effectiveness of community-based physical activity interventionsLarissa Roux
Physical Activity and Health Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:578-88. 2008
..Such risks decrease with increases in physical activity. This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of population-wide strategies to promote physical activity in adults and followed disease incidence over a lifetime...
- Active transportation to school: findings from a national survey
Janet E Fulton
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Res Q Exerc Sport 76:352-7. 2005
- Physical activity among adults >or=50 yr with and without disabilities, BRFSS 2001
David R Brown
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Health Branch, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:620-9. 2005
..Using BRFSS 2001 data, this cross-sectional study describes the prevalence of inactivity and insufficient and recommended physical activity for older adults (i.e., aged >or=50 yr)...
- Physical activity levels and weight control status by body mass index, among adults--National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004
Judy Kruger
Physical Activity and Health Branch, The Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:25. 2008
..This article aims to describe patterns of physical activity among men and women who reported engaging in weight control practices...
- Prevalence of physical activity levels by ethnicity among adults in Hawaii, BRFSS 2001
Carrie M Mampilly
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Hawaii Med J 64:270, 272-3. 2005
..This study compared levels of physical activity for three subgroups of Asian or Pacific Islanders residing in Hawaii...
- Reliability and validity of the occupational physical activity questionnaire
Jared P Reis
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:2075-83. 2005
..49, 0.94)]. CONCLUSIONS: The test-retest reliability and validity of the OPAQ are similar to other established occupational PA questionnaires. This preliminary study supports the use of the OPAQ in research and surveillance settings...
- Are self-reported physical activity levels associated with perceived desirability of activity-friendly communities?
John J Librett
University of Utah, College of Health Center for Contemporary Research, Education, and Practice, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 0920, USA
Health Place 13:767-73. 2007
..3). These findings suggest that PA may be a significant factor in communities of this style. Strategies for social marketing along with changes to the built environment to increase PA levels are discussed...
- Characteristics of physical activity levels among trail users in a U.S. national sample
John J Librett
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
Am J Prev Med 31:399-405. 2006
..Although accumulating evidence indicates that trails can be effective in increasing physical activity, little is known about trail users...
- Prevalence of physical activity in the United States: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001
Caroline A Macera
Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr, HT 119, San Diego, CA 92182 4162, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 2:A17. 2005
..We used an enhanced surveillance tool to describe the prevalence and amount of both moderate-intensity and vigorous-intensity physical activity among U.S. adults...
