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Table 2 Prevalence Estimates for Physical Activity According to Diabetes Risk Status: BRFSS 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

From: Diabetes risk status and physical activity in pregnancy: U.S. BRFSS 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

Diabetes Status

No AA

No MSA

Meets AA

Reca

Meets MSA

Recb

Meets Both

Recc

Meets Neitherd

 

n (weighted %)

ND

N = 9036

2525

(27.9%)

6265

(69.3%)

3709

(39.2%)

1681

(16.9%)

1087

(10.9%)

4733

(54.8%)

HRD

N = 457

150

(32.8%)

358

(78.3%)

182

(39.2%)

60

(15.7%)

42

(10.5%)

257

(55.6%)

DM

N = 104

65

(62.5%)

80

(76.9%)

36

(30.1%)

13

(17.9%)

7

(5.0%)

62

(57.0%)

TotalN = 9597

2720

(28.3%)

6674

(69.5%)

3927

(39.2%)

1754

(16.8%)

1135

(10.8%)

5052

(54.8%)

  1. BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; ND no diabetes; HRD high-risk for diabetes due to self-reported gestational diabetes or prediabetes; DM overt diabetes; AA aerobic activity; MSA muscle strengthening activity; a2008 Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recommendation of 150 minutes of moderate intensity AA/wk.b2008 DHHS recommendation of 2 days/wk of MSA. cboth “a” and “b”; dneither “a” nor “b”; level of significance for X2 test set to P ≤ 0.05; Chi-square tests were statistically significant (P < 0.05) for all measures.