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Table 3 Adjusted health-related quality of life measures in subjects who have lower and higher levels of physical activity. Values are means (SD).

From: Physical activity is related to quality of life in older adults

Variables

Lower Physical Activity Group (n = 50)

Higher Physical Activity Group (n = 62)

Test Statistic*

P Value

Physical Function

68 (21)

82 (20)

4.90

0.029

Role-Physical

61 (36)

83 (34)

5.40

0.022

Role-Emotional

75 (33)

89 (31)

3.17

0.078

Vitality

59 (16)

74 (15)

11.44

< 0.001

Mental Health

78 (14)

83 (13)

2.72

0.102

Social Function

83 (19)

92 (18)

4.32

0.040

Bodily Pain

66 (23)

83 (22)

11.44

< 0.001

General Health

65 (16)

73 (15)

2.61

0.109

  1. Values were adjusted for gender and hypertension. * t-scores.