NHANES 2007–2018: Weekend Warrior Physical Activity and Arthritis Prevalence

Survey data from 22,887 U.S. adults aged 20+ from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2018, used to examine associations between physical activity patterns and arthritis/osteoarthritis prevalence. The dataset was created by Weibao Zhang and last updated on 2026-06-03. It categorizes participants into four activity groups and uses survey-weighted logistic regression to analyze odds ratios.

Use Cases

• Analyze the association between weekend warrior activity patterns and arthritis prevalence based on participant categorization.
• Examine dose-response relationships between weekly moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and arthritis odds using restricted cubic spline analyses.
• Conduct subgroup analyses to explore effect modification by age or sex as suggested in the description.

Strengths

• Data from 22,887 adult participants provides a substantial sample size for analysis.
• Covers a 12-year time range from 2007 to 2018, offering longitudinal perspective.
• Includes specific odds ratio results for arthritis (OR=0.670) and osteoarthritis (OR=0.652) associated with the weekend warrior pattern.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The cross-sectional design, as noted in the description, limits causal inference.

Provenance

Source

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Collection Method

Survey data collection and analysis using survey-weighted multivariable logistic regression.

Time Range

2007–2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 15:09:38; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States