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Walking as an Opportunity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

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Figure.
Prevalence of walking among US adults by cardiovascular disease status, National Health Interview Survey, 2015 (N = 29,742). Excludes respondents unable to walk (n = 842). Error bars represent the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence interval. Risk factors were hypertension, hyperlipidemia, or diabetes. Significant linear trends by cardiovascular disease status (P< .05) were observed for any walking, leisure walking, and transportation walking.

Cardiovascular Disease Status Type of Walking, % (95% Confidence Interval)
Any Leisure Transportation
No cardiovascular disease and not at risk 66.6 (65.6–67.6) 55.2 (54.1–56.3) 34.4 (33.3–35.5)
At risk: overweight or has obesity and 1 risk factor 63.0 (61.1–64.8) 51.9 (50.0–53.9) 30.8 (28.9–32.7)
At risk: overweight or has obesity and 2 risk factors 59.5 (57.0–61.9) 48.8 (46.1–51.6) 29.6 (27.3–32.1)
At risk: overweight or has obesity and 3 risk factors 53.6 (49.8–57.3) 43.5 (39.9–47.2) 26.0 (22.9–29.5)
Has cardiovascular disease 50.2 (47.1–53.3) 41.4 (38.4–44.4) 22.9 (20.4–25.6)

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