Table 2.
Prospective association between exercise frequency and health related quality of life at follow-up, 3 years later
| Health-related quality of life (EQ 5D scores) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted* | Adjusted * | |
| Beta estimates (95% CI)* | |||
| # Times a week exercising at baseline for more than 20 minutes | 0.003 (0.001, 0.005)ª | 0.002 (0.0004, 0.004)ª | 0.001 (-0.001, 0.003) |
| # Times a week exercising at follow-up for more than 20 minutes | 0.002 (0.001, 0.003)ª | 0.002 (0.001, 0.003)¶ | |
| HR-QOL at baseline | 0.174 (0.140, 0.208)§ | 0.151 (0.116, 0.187)ª | |
| Sex | |||
| Females versus Males | -0.015 (-0.029, -0.001)¶ | ||
| Age | |||
| ≥ 75 versus 65 – 74 years | -0.005 (-0.019, 0.010) | ||
| Marital status | |||
| Married versus Not Married | -0.001 (-0.016, 0.0133) | ||
| Education | |||
| Primary versus High School and post-secondary | 0.018 (-0.006, 0.041) | ||
| Yearly Household Income | |||
| ≥ $55,000 versus < $55,000 | -0.014 (-0.071, 0.044) | ||
| Area of residence | |||
| Low/Medium versus High deprivation | <0.0001 (-0.013, 0.013) | ||
| Current smoker | |||
| Yes versus No | -0.045 (-0.071, -0.0198)ª | ||
| At least one alcoholic drink, ≥ twice a week, every week in last 6 months | |||
| Yes versus No | 0.013 (-0.001, 0.027) | ||
| # of chronic physical disorders | |||
| ≥ 3 versus 0-2 | -0.022 (-0.037, -0.008)§ | ||
| Depression | |||
| Yes versus No | -0.007 (-0.036, 0.021) | ||
| Social support | |||
| 3 versus 0-2 | 0.011 (-0.008, 0.030) | ||
| Number of Daily Hassles | |||
| ≥ 5 versus 0-4 | -0.022 (-0.035, -0.008)§ | ||
| R2 adjusted | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
*Estimates adjusted for all other variables in model
ªP<0.001
§P<0.002
¶ <0.05