Table 2.
Unadjusted HRQOL measures in respondents among physical activity groups stratified by gender
| physical activity group | |||||
| Male mean (SD) | recommended | insufficient | inactive | F§ | # |
| PF | 50.82 (4.31) | 49.74 (6.89) | 47.96 (8.99) | 6.61** | b**, c* |
| RP | 50.87 (4.57) | 50.24 (5.49) | 49.42 (6.25) | 2.64 | |
| BP | 51.64 (7.57) | 51.69 (7.77) | 50.37 (8.45) | 1.48 | |
| GH | 50.36 (6.96) | 47.99 (6.68) | 47.89 (6.86) | 7.02** | a**, b** |
| VT | 50.84 (6.74) | 48.57 (6.85) | 47.73 (7.51) | 8.34*** | a**, b** |
| SF | 48.83 (8.49) | 48.79 (7.93) | 47.24 (8.81) | 1.91 | |
| RE | 48.83 (7.46) | 48.83 (6.47) | 48.27 (6.75) | 0.41 | |
| MH | 49.16 (7.68) | 48.72 (7.00) | 48.46 (7.03) | 0.56 | |
| PCS | 50.65 (4.89) | 49.38 (6.60) | 48.00 (6.68) | 6.59** | b** |
| MCS | 47.56 (8.58) | 47.30 (7.31) | 47.04 (7.22) | 0.32 | |
| Female mean (SD) | |||||
| PF | 50.44 (4.57) | 49.40 (6.24) | 47.38 (9.36) | 724** | b**, c* |
| RP | 49.45 (5.37) | 49.27 (6.16) | 48.83 (7.26) | 0.29 | |
| BP | 48.42 (8.06) | 48.89 (8.18) | 48.91 (8.55) | 0.21 | |
| GH | 49.47 (7.30) | 47.40 (7.15) | 46.64 (7.10) | 5.51* | a*, b** |
| VT | 50.39 (6.40) | 48.84 (6.90) | 47.60 (7.29) | 5.59* | b** |
| SF | 47.23 (8.19) | 47.21 (8.13) | 46.58 (8.98) | 0.14 | |
| RE | 48.89 (6.87) | 48.08 (7.46) | 48.01 (7.05) | 0.56 | |
| MH | 47.76 (7.22) | 46.85 (7.88) | 47.16 (7.40) | 0.72 | |
| PCS | 49.05 (6.42) | 48.52 (6.67) | 47.17 (7.84) | 2.95 | |
| MCS | 47.13 (7.74) | 46.20 (7.99) | 46.46 (7.43) | 0.63 | |
HRQOL: Health related quality of life scale, Short Form-8
PF: Physical functioning, RP: Role physical, BP: Bodily pain, GH: General health, VT: Vitality, SF: Social functioning, RE: Role emotional, MH: Mental health, PCS: Physical component summary, MCS: Mental component summary
§ comparison in multidimensional scales of SF-8 among physical activity levels with covariate of age, marital status, educational level and income level
# Bonferroni-adjusted univariate multiple comparison
a: recommended vs. insufficient, b: recommended vs. inactive, c: insufficient vs. inactive
*** p < .000 ** p < .001 *p < .05