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. 2018 Nov 20;320(19):2036-2038.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.17797.

Joint Prevalence of Sitting Time and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among US Adults, 2015-2016

Emily N Ussery  1 , Janet E Fulton  1 , Deborah A Galuska  1 , Peter T Katzmarzyk  2 , Susan A Carlson  1
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Joint Prevalence of Sitting Time and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among US Adults, 2015-2016

Emily N Ussery et al. JAMA. .

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Abstract

This study uses 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to assess prevalence of daily sitting time and weekly leisure-time physical activity among US adults.

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Figure.. Joint Distribution of Self-Reported Sitting Time and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among US Adults, NHANES, 2015-2016
Data are percentage of US adults who reported each joint category of daily sitting time and leisure-time physical activity. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. NHANES indicates National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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