State-specific changes in physical activity among persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years - United States, 1987-1992
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It is unlikely that elderly people in the US will achieve the physical activity goals of Healthy People 2000 if current rates of inactivity continue. One of the goals of Healthy People 2000 is to reduce to 22% the percentage of elderly people who do not exercise regularly. Researchers used data from a nationwide survey to estimate the percentage of elderly people who do not exercise regularly by state. Overall, the percentage of elderly people who do not exercise dropped from 43% in 1987 to 38% in 1992. The largest drops in physical inactivity during this period occurred in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Mexico, Maryland and Ohio. The largest increases in physical inactivity occurred in Montana, West Virginia, Georgia and Maine. The percentage of elderly people who do not exercise is projected to be 36% to 37% by 1997. Regular exercise can reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and obesity.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1995
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Total Tooth Loss Among Persons Aged [greater than or equal to]65 Years-Selected States, 1995-1997
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Data from the 1995-1997 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) reveal that many states will not meet the national health objective for the year 2000 to reduce to no more than 20% the percentage of old people who have lost all their natural teeth. Only five states met this goal: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Wisconsin. The percentage of elderly people who had lost all their teeth ranged from 14% in Hawaii to 48% in West Virginia. This illustrates that tooth loss is not necessarily a consequence of old age. Tooth loss was more common in smokers, blacks, people with little education or no dental insurance.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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Physical Activity Trends--United States, 1990-1998
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Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System between 1990 and 1998 show that the percentage of Americans who engage in regular physical activity did not substantially change during that time. Only one-fourth of all Americans engage in regular physical activity, which has substantial health benefits.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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