Table 3.

Spearman correlation between physical activity levels and quality of life (EORTC QLQ C-30) in breast and colorectal cancer survivors in Korea

		Intensity of PA			Intensity of PA (adjusted)a
		Moderate to vigorous PA	Mild PA	Total PA	Moderate to vigorous PA	Mild PA	Total PA
QoL		.267**	−.007	.231**	.311**	−.031	.249**
Functional scales	Physical functioning	.292**	.029	.277**	.231**	.082	.251**
	Role functioning	.117	.096	.166*	.043	.159*	.136
	Emotional functioning	.195**	−.050	.139*	.155*	−.030	.115
	Cognitive functioning	.175**	−.049	.122	.106	−.040	.067
	Social functioning	.023	−.010	.014	−.030	−.023	−.041
Symptom scales	Fatigue	−.263**	−.064	−0.275**	−.176*	−.094	−.210**
	Nausea and vomiting	−.071	−.011	−.070	.002	−.020	−.011
	Pain	−.220**	.060	−.155*	−.154*	−.022	−.147
	Dyspnea	−.176**	.075	−.106	−.221**	−.024	−.206**
	Insomnia	−.132*	−.032	−.138*	−.117	−.076	−.149
	Appetite loss	−.188**	.042	−.138*	−.126	−.016	−.119
	Constipation	−.144*	−.029	−.146*	−.139	.013	−.113
	Diarrhea	.112	−.149*	.002	.114	−.131	.042
	Financial difficulties	−.041	−.022	−.051	−.072	−.003	−.064

Abbreviation: EORTC QLQ, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, PA physical activity, QoL quality of life

^aAdjusted for age, BMI, sex, marital status, income, education, cancer type, stage of cancer, time since surgery, *P < .05, **P < 0.01