TY - JOUR AU - Van Dyke, Miriam E. AU - Chen, Tiffany J. AU - Nakayama, Jasmine Y. AU - Moore, Latetia V. AU - Whitfield, Geoffrey P. PY - 2023 TI - Changes in Physical Inactivity Among US Adults Overall and by Sociodemographic Characteristics, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2020 Versus 2018 T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E65 VL - 20 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic may have disrupted people's work-life patterns and access to places to be physically active. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data were analyzed to assess changes in self-reported leisure-time physical inactivity. The results showed that prevalence of inactivity among US adults decreased 0.7 percentage points (95% CI: -1.2 to -0.3), from 24.5% in 2018 to 23.8% in 2020, and the greatest decreases were observed among rural-dwelling women, rural-dwelling men, and non-Hispanic White women. These findings highlight a need to understand and address factors that lead to differential changes in leisure-time physical inactivity across subpopulations during public health emergencies. SN - 1545-1151 UR - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.230012 DO - 10.5888/pcd20.230012 ER -