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. 2018 Nov 9;10:5525–5535. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S160481

Table 4.

Relationship of physical activity and sleep quality to quality of lifea

Variables Quality of life scale
Physical health
Mental health
Rb P-value Rb P-value
Physical activity (PAL) 0.181 0.019 0.288 0.003
Vitamin D3 0.148 .062 −0.020 0.805
Vitamin D2 −0.151 0.055 −0.082 0.301
Daily hours spent outdoors 0.122 0.177 0.273 0.000
Sleep quality (PSQI)c −0.371 0.000 −0.442 0.000
Average sleep time −0.327 0.000 −0.265 0.004

Notes: Significance threshold: P<.05.

a

SF-36 physical health and mental health summary scale.

b

Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

c

Smaller value indicates better sleep quality.

Abbreviations: PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.