Table 4.
Adjusted means for HRQL dimensions according to baseline PA levels.
| n | Low (n = 4118) | Moderate (n = 1297) | High (n = 1459) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health | 6490 | Model 1 | 58.58 (58.01–59.16) | 62.9 (61.91–63.9) | 65.63 (64.61–66.65) | <0.001 |
| Model 2 | 50.57 (46.85–54.28) | 53.67 (49.89–57.46) | 55.33 (51.53–59.13) | <0.001 | ||
| Physical function | 6363 | Model 1 | 72.81 (72.22–73.4) | 79.35 (78.34–80.37) | 83.07 (82.03–84.1) | <0.001 |
| Model 2 | 67.19 (63.29–71.1) | 72.18 (68.2–76.17) | 74.51 (70.52–78.5) | <0.001 | ||
| Physical role | 6636 | Model 1 | 72.15 (71.04–73.27) | 78.37 (76.44–80.31) | 81.94 (79.96–83.92) | <0.001 |
| Model 2 | 55.88 (48.52–63.24) | 60.54 (53.03–68.05) | 63.05 (55.52–70.58) | <0.001 | ||
| Emotional role | 6678 | Model 1 | 85 (84.03–85.96) | 89.17 (87.51–90.83) | 89.48 (87.78–91.18) | <0.001 |
| Model 2 | 77.94 (71.34–84.53) | 80.75 (74.02–87.48) | 80.58 (73.83–87.33) | 0.002 | ||
| Vitality | 6435 | Model 1 | 60.32 (59.66–60.99) | 65.85 (64.7–67) | 69.18 (68–70.36) | <0.001 |
| Model 2 | 56.77 (52.47–61.07) | 60.7 (56.31–65.08) | 63.14 (58.74–67.54) | <0.001 | ||
| Mental health | 6269 | Model 1 | 72.84 (72.22–73.46) | 75.7 (74.62–76.78) | 77.31 (76.22–78.41) | <0.001 |
| Model 2 | 67.05 (63.17–70.94) | 68.71 (64.74–72.68) | 69.95 (65.97–73.93) | <0.001 | ||
| Social function | 6591 | Model 1 | 83.44 (82.77–84.1) | 88.22 (87.07–89.37) | 89.71 (88.53–90.88) | <0.001 |
| Model 2 | 75.9 (71.46–80.33) | 79.48 (74.96–84) | 80.38 (75.84–84.92) | <0.001 | ||
| Body pain | 6719 | Model 1 | 64.44 (63.63–65.25) | 69.1 (67.7–70.5) | 73.81 (72.38–75.25) | <0.001 |
| Model 2 | 53.91 (48.48–59.33) | 57.11 (51.58–62.64) | 60.69 (55.14–66.23) | <0.001 | ||
| Aggregated Physical Dimensions | 5446 | Model 1 | 44.17 (43.87–44.47) | 46.21 (45.7–46.73) | 48.09 (47.57–48.61) | <0.001 |
| Model 2 | 40.66 (38.67–42.66) | 42.13 (40.09–44.17) | 43.5 (41.45–45.54) | <0.001 | ||
| Aggregated Mental Dimensions | 5446 | Model 1 | 50.5 (50.14–50.86) | 51.76 (51.13–52.39) | 51.96 (51.32–52.59) | <0.001 |
| Model 2 | 48.25 (45.83–50.67) | 49.05 (46.58–51.52) | 49.12 (46.64–51.59) | 0.011 |
Light = light-moderate PA activities but not every week; Moderate = moderate PA activities ≤150 min/week or vigorous PA activities ≤75 min/week; High = >150 min/week of moderate PA activities or >75 min/week of vigorous activities.
Mean ± (95% confidence interval).
Model 1: ANCOVA adjusted for age, sex and recruitment center.
Model 2: ANCOVA adjusted for age, sex, recruitment center, smoking status, adherence to er-MD, BMI, civil status, educational level, sleep hours, working status, TV hours and prevalence of type 2 diabetes, depression, hypertension and cancer.
Significant p values in bold.