Table 3.

Relationship of occupational physical activity and leisure-time sports practice with changes in different domains of health-related quality of life in adults (n = 331)

	Model 1		Model 2
	β (95% CI)	p value	β (95% CI)	p value
Occupational physical activity score
Δ Functional capacity	− 7.1 (− 12.9; − 1.3)	0.016	− 7.2 (− 13.0; − 1.4)	0.015
Δ Physical limitation	5.8 (− 4.2; 15.9)	0.253	5.9 (− 4.2; 16.0)	0.248
Δ Body pain	5.8 (− 4.2; 15.8)	0.255	5.6 (− 4.4; 15.6)	0.273
Δ General health	− 1.4 (− 7.0; 4.1)	0.618	− 1.5 (− 7.0; 4.0)	0.591
Δ Vitality	2.6 (− 2.1; 7.3)	0.281	2.6 (− 2.2; 7.3)	0.289
Δ Social aspects	− 1.5 (− 7.2; 4.2)	0.607	− 1.7 (− 7.4; 4.1)	0.570
Δ Emotional aspects	− 4.3 (− 13.2; 4.6)	0.342	− 4.3 (− 13.2; 4.7)	0.347
Δ Mental health	4.0 (− 3.7; 11.7)	0.305	4.0 (− 3.7; 11.7)	0.311
Leisure-time sports practice score
Δ Functional capacity	− 5.9 (− 12.6; 0.9)	0.087	− 5.4 (− 12.1; 1.3)	0.116
Δ Physical limitation	7.5 (− 3.8; 18.8)	0.190	8.0 (− 3.4; 19.4)	0.168
Δ Body pain	8.6 (− 2.5; 19.7)	0.129	8.3 (− 2.9; 19.5)	0.148
Δ General health	− 0.1 (− 6.4; 6.1)	0.965	− 0.7 (− 6.9; 5.5)	0.820
Δ Vitality	5.3 (0.1; 10.5)	0.045	5.5 (0.2; 10.7)	0.042
Δ Social aspects	5.8 (− 0.5; 12.1)	0.071	6.2 (− 0.2; 12.5)	0.057
Δ Emotional aspects	− 2.9 (− 12.9; 7.0)	0.564	− 2.2 (− 12.3; 7.8)	0.660
Δ Mental health	15.1 (6.7; 23.5)	< 0.001	15.2 (6.8; 23.7)	< 0.001

Bold indicates statistical significant difference (p < 0.05)

Model 1: adjusted for gender, age, socioeconomic status, marital status, and respective physical activity score at baseline; Model 2: adjusted by variables of Model 1 more body mass index, smoking, and morbidity