Table 2.
Associations between baseline behavioural variables and six month health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes (N=294)
| |
|
Physical HRQoL |
Mental HRQoL |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Characteristic |
N |
Mean (SD) |
Mean diff |
p |
Mean (SD) |
Mean diff |
p |
| (95% CI) | (95% CI) | ||||||
| Physical Activity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Insufficient (<150 minutes/week) |
196 |
44.8 (11.6) |
|
|
50.3 (11.4) |
|
|
| Sufficient (≥150 minutes/week) |
98 |
46.9 (10.3) |
2.0 (-0.7, 4.8) |
0.15 |
50.9 (10.6) |
0.6 (-2.1, 3.3) |
0.65 |
| Intention to be physically activea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No intention to be physically active in next 6 mths |
16 |
30.0 (13.4) |
|
|
47.5 (15.6) |
|
|
| Intend to be physically active in next 6 mths |
277 |
46.5 (10.4) |
16.4 (11.1, 21.8) |
<0.001 |
50.6 (10.8) |
3.1 (-2.5, 8.7) |
0.28 |
| Physical activity self-efficacya |
293 |
- |
2.9 (2.2, 3.6) |
<0.001 |
- |
1.1 (0.3, 1.8) |
<0.01 |
| Television viewing, hours/weekb |
289 |
- |
-0.3 (-0.4, -0.1) |
<0.001 |
- |
-0.1 (-0.2, 0.1) |
0.08 |
| Vegetable intakea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <5 serves/week |
221 |
45.2 (11.0) |
|
|
50.3 (10.9) |
|
|
| ≥5 serves/week |
72 |
46.6 (11.8) |
1.4 (-1.6, 4.4) |
0.37 |
60.0 (11.8) |
0.7 (-2.3, 3.6) |
0.63 |
| Fruit intakea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <2 serves/week |
158 |
46.5 (10.9) |
|
|
50.7 (11.3) |
|
|
| ≥2 serves/week |
135 |
44.5 (11.5) |
-2.0 (-4.5, 0.6) |
0.14 |
50.2 (10.9) |
-0.5 (-3.1, 2.1) |
0.70 |
| Total fat intake |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| >30% total energy intake/day |
243 |
44.9 (11.5) |
|
|
50.3 (11.7) |
|
|
| ≤30% total energy intake/day |
51 |
48.3 (9.3) |
3.3 (-0.1, 6.7) |
0.05 |
51.8 (7.8) |
1.5 (-1.9, 4.9) |
0.38 |
| Sodium intakea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ≥2300 mg/day |
65 |
44.7 (11.5) |
|
|
49.4 (11.4) |
|
|
| <2300 mg/day |
228 |
45.7 (11.2) |
1.0 (-2.1, 4.1) |
0.52 |
50.8 (11.1) |
1.4 (-1.7, 4.5) |
0.37 |
| Cholesterol intake |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| >300 mg/day |
86 |
45.8 (10.2) |
|
|
49.9 (11.3) |
|
|
| ≤300 mg/day |
208 |
45.3 (11.7) |
-0.5 (-3.3, 2.4) |
0.75 |
50.8 (11.1) |
0.9 (-2.0, 3.7) |
0.55 |
| Alcohol intakea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| >2 std drink/day (male) />1std drink/ day (female) |
89 |
46.8 (9.3) |
|
|
51.0 (10.4) |
|
|
| ≤2std drink/day (male) /≤1std drink/ day (female) |
204 |
45.0 (12.0) |
-1.8 (-4.6, 1.0) |
0.22 |
50.2 (11.4) |
-0.8 (-3.6, 2.0) |
0.57 |
| Ever smoked |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
75 |
45.2 (11.0) |
|
|
50.9 (12.3) |
|
|
| Yes | 219 | 45.6 (11.3) | 0.4 (-2.5, 3.4) | 0.77 | 50.4 (10.7) | -0.5 (-3.4, 2.4) | 0.74 |
Due to missing data: aN=293, bN=289.