title: [Physical activities and sedentary behavior among the Chinese floating population aged 18-59 in 2012].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the prevalence of leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behaviors among Chinese floating population aged 18-59.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data was from the Chinese Floating Population Chronic Disease Surveillance (2012). Of the 48 704 subjects aged 18-59 years old, information on frequency and duration of leisure activity was collected by face-to-face interview. Time spent on watching TV, reading, using computers or playing games after work was also calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  19.4% (95%CI:19.0%-19.7%) of the subjects took part in moderate or vigorous intensity physical activities at least 10 minutes for three days per week, with percentage higher in males than in females and increasing among younger males (P < 0.01). Data showed that it was opposite among females (P < 0.01). Physical activities increased in those with higher education for both males and females (P < 0.01) and showed significant differences on occupations. Among those who engaged in different occupations, subjects working on social service and manufactory presented the top two highest percentages on often engaging in leisure time activities and they spent 4.9 (95%CI:4.8-4.9) hours daily on average in sedentary behavior decreasing along with aging but increasing with having received higher education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The percentage of taking part in moderate and vigorous activities among floating population was generally low. Prevention should target on floating population, especially on females, those with lower education or at older age.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Yinjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Limin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Yichong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Zhengjing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Linhong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China. Email: maigengzhou@126.com.
authors.forename: Maigeng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult