Siegel P Z, Brackbill R M, Heath G W
Office of Surveillance and Analysis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1995 May;85(5):706-10. doi: 10.2105/ajph.85.5.706.
The relative contribution of walking to overall leisure-time physical activity participation rates was studied among respondents from the 45 states that participated in the 1990 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (n = 81,557). The percentages of low income, unemployed, and obese persons who engaged in leisure-time physical activity (range = 51.1% to 57.7%) were substantially lower than the percentage among the total adult population (70.3%). In contrast, the prevalence of walking for exercise among these sedentary groups (range = 32.5% to 35.9%) was similar to that among the total population (35.6%). Walking appears to be an acceptable, accessible exercise activity, especially among population subgroups with a low prevalence of leisure-time physical activity.
在参与1990年行为危险因素监测系统的45个州的受访者中(n = 81,557),研究了步行对总体休闲时间身体活动参与率的相对贡献。低收入、失业和肥胖人群中参与休闲时间身体活动的比例(范围为51.1%至57.7%)显著低于成年总人口的比例(70.3%)。相比之下,这些久坐不动群体中为锻炼而步行的患病率(范围为32.5%至35.9%)与总人口中的患病率(35.6%)相似。步行似乎是一种可接受的、易于参与的锻炼活动,尤其是在休闲时间身体活动患病率较低的人群亚组中。