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Paul Muntner, PhD, Donfeng Gu, MD, Rachel P. Wildman, PhD, Jichun Chen, MD, Wenqi Qan, MD, Paul K. Whelton, MD, MSc and Jiang He, MD, PhD

Paul Muntner, Rachel P. Wildman, Paul K. Whelton, and Jiang He are with the Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, La. Paul Muntner, Paul K. Whelton, and Jiang He are also with the Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans. Donfeng Gu, Jichun Chen, and Wenqi Qan are with the Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Paul Muntner, Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University SPHTM, 1430 Tulane Ave, SL-18, New Orleans, LA 70112 (e-mail: pmuntner{at}tulane.edu).

Objectives. Determining physical activity levels in the community provides a context for the development and implementation of programs aimed at increasing these activity levels. Therefore, we assessed overall, work-related, and leisure-time physical activity in a representative sample of Chinese adults, aged 35 to 74 years, using data from the International Collaborative Study of Cardiovascular Disease in Asia.

Methods. Being physically active was defined as participating in 30 or more minutes of moderate or vigorous activity daily. Work-related and leisure-time physical activities were defined as being physically active and participating in any moderate or vigorous activity at work or during leisure time, respectively.

Results. In rural and urban China, 78.1% and 21.8% of residents, respectively, were physically active; 75.8% and 16.5%, respectively, participated in work-related activity; and 28.9% and 7.9%, respectively, participated in leisure-time physical activity. In both rural and urban settings, younger adults, men, and southern residents were more likely to be physically active and to participate in work-related and leisure-time physical activity than older adults, women, and northern residents.

Conclusions. Intervention strategies to promote leisure-time physical activity, especially among urban residents, should be considered a major health priority in China.

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