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Physically Inactive: Older Adults Prevalence
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Why Is This Important?
Physical activity among adults has numerous benefits, including: reducing risk of heart disease and stroke, improving physical fitness, bone health and mental health, preventing high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol, pre-diabetes and diabetes, maintaining health weight and increasing mobility. Among older adults, physical activity is crucial in preventing falls.
Definition
Adults aged 65 years and over who engage in no leisure-time physical activity
Data Source
Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health(http://www.nj.gov/health/chs/njbrfs/)
How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | Number of persons aged 65 years and over who report that they never do, or are unable to do, light or moderate physical activity for at least 10 minutes and that they never do, or are unable to do, vigorous physical activity for at least 10 minutes |
| Denominator: | Number of persons aged 65 years and over |
How Are We Doing?
In 2020, the percentage of older adults in New Jersey who were physically inactive was about 31%.