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Table 2 The odds ratio of health-related quality of life according to domain-specific physical activity in Korean older adults

From: Domain-specific physical activity, sedentary behavior, subjective health, and health-related quality of life among older adults

 

Total PA

Leisure PA

Transportation PA

Work PA

No PA/week

Any

PA/week

No PA/week

Any

PA/week

No PA/week

Any

PA/week

No PA/week

Any

PA/week

Healthy

        
 

Crude

Ref

1.59 (1.40–1.81)

Ref

2.40 (2.01–2.78)

Ref

1.35 (1.19–1.53)

Ref

0.64 (0.41–0.99)

 

Adjusted a

Ref

1.36 (1.18–1.58)

Ref

1.73 (1.44–2.07)

Ref

1.21 (1.05–1.39)

Ref

0.60 (0.37–0.97)

 

PA increase 60 min a

1.05 (1.03–1.08)

1.09 (1.05–1.13)

1.04 (1.01–1.07)

0.93 (0.84–1.04)

Mobility problems

        
 

Crude

Ref

0.52 (0.47–0.58)

Ref

0.37 (0.30–0.44)

Ref

0.58 (0.52–0.64)

Ref

1.76 (1.28–2.41)

 

Adjusted a

Ref

0.69 (0.61–0.79)

Ref

0.59 (0.48–0.73)

Ref

0.71 (0.62–0.80)

Ref

2.17 (1.50–3.14)

 

PA increase 60 min a

0.92 (0.89–0.94)

0.90 (0.86–0.95)

0.92 (0.89–0.95)

1.12 (1.04–1.22)

Self-care problems

        
 

Crude

Ref

0.41 (0.34–0.49)

Ref

0.31 (0.21–0.45)

Ref

0.44 (0.36–0.52)

Ref

1.26 (0.77–2.05)

 

Adjusted a

Ref

0.60 (0.49–0.73)

Ref

0.58 (0.38–0.86)

Ref

0.58 (0.47–0.72)

Ref

1.47 (0.86–2.50)

 

PA increase 60 min a

0.91 (0.86–0.95)

0.90 (0.81–0.99)

0.89 (0.84–0.94)

1.03 (0.90–1.18)

Usual activity problems

        
 

Crude

Ref

0.51 (0.44–0.58)

Ref

0.39 (0.30–0.50)

Ref

0.54 (0.47–0.62)

Ref

1.72 (1.21–2.46)

 

Adjusted a

Ref

0.73 (0.63–0.86)

Ref

0.67 (0.50–0.89)

Ref

0.70 (0.60–0.82)

Ref

2.38 (1.59–3.56)

 

PA increase 60 min a

0.92 (0.89–0.96)

0.92 (0.85–0.98)

0.90 (0.86–0.94)

1.13 (1.03–1.24)

Pain/discomfort

        
 

Crude

Ref

0.68 (0.61–0.75)

Ref

0.58 (0.49–0.69)

Ref

0.71 (0.64–0.79)

Ref

1.71 (1.25–2.36)

 

Adjusted a

Ref

0.82 (0.73–0.93)

Ref

0.78 (0.65–0.94)

Ref

0.83 (0.73–0.94)

Ref

1.96 (1.38–2.78)

 

PA increase 60 min a

0.95 (0.93–0.98)

0.95 (0.91–0.99)

0.95 (0.92–0.98)

1.10 (1.01–1.18)

Anxiety/depressed

        
 

Crude

Ref

0.71 (0.62–0.83)

Ref

0.66 (0.52–0.84)

Ref

0.74 (0.64–0.86)

Ref

1.28 (0.84–1.95)

 

Adjusted a

Ref

0.87 (0.74–1.03)

Ref

0.92 (0.71–1.19)

Ref

0.85 (0.72–1.01)

Ref

1.33 (0.84–2.11)

 

PA increase 60 min a

0.95 (0.92–0.99)

0.94 (0.88–1.01)

0.96 (0.92-1.00)

1.02 (0.92–1.14)

EQ-5D index a

0.87 ± 0.17

0.92 ± 0.12***

0.88 ± 0.16

0.94 ± 0.10***

0.86 ± 0.17

0.91 ± 0.12***

0.89 ± 0.15

0.84 ± 0.17***

  1. Data represented as odds ratio (95% Confidence Interval: CI) or mean ± SD. Abbreviation: physical activity; PA. BOLD = p < 0.05, a=adjust for age, gender, income, material status, education level, disease (hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, arthritis, osteoporosis), sedentary behavior