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Table 5 Health-related quality of life in different levels of physical activity and sedentary time among CSs with ≥ 3 CCD (n = 464)

From: The association between physical activity, sedentary time and health-related quality of life in cancer survivors

Scales

Physical activity

Sedentary time

Mean (SD)

Adjusted mean difference of scores (95% CI)

Mean (SD)

Adjusted mean difference of scores (95% CI)

Low (n = 72)

Moderate (n = 140)

Pa

High (n = 252)

Pa

< 4 h/d (n = 246)

4–6 h/d (n = 152)

Pa

≥ 6 h/d (n = 66)

Pa

EORTC QLQ-C30

 Physical function

78.63 ± 17.43

0.11(− 4.77, 4.56)

0.965

0.05(− 4.33, 4.43)

0.983

79.51 ± 15.40

− 1.82(− 4.85, 1.22)

0.241

− 3.75(− 10.64, 3.14)

0.285

 Role function

91.40 ± 17.61

0.90(− 5.91, 4.12)

0.726

1.43(− 3.28, 6.13)

0.552

92.92 ± 16.93

− 1.83(− 5.12, 1.46)

0.275

− 1.89(− 9.45, 5.67)

0.623

 Emotional function

82.76 ± 19.23

0.31(− 7.56, 2.94)

0.387

0.67(− 4.25, 5.60)

0.788

82.00 ± 17.71

− 0.12(− 3.60, 3.35)

0.944

0.48(− 7.51, 8.47)

0.906

 Cognitive function

80.23 ± 17.31

− 2.99(− 8.94, 2.97)

0.325

− 3.87(− 9.46, 1.72)

0.174

76.88 ± 21.42

0.28(− 3.63, 4.19)

0.888

− 3.56(− 12.55, 5.42)

0.436

 Social function

81.97 ± 20.24

− 4.53(− 11.51, 2.46)

0.203

− 4.06(− 10.62, 2.49)

0.224

78.66 ± 24.82

− 1.45(− 6.06, 3.17)

0.538

− 3.14(− 13.74, 7.47)

0.562

 Global health/QoL

67.57 ± 24.09

− 1.15(− 7.91, 5.62)

0.739

− 0.32(− 6.67, 6.03)

0.920

68.28 ± 24.09

− 3.02(− 7.48, 1.44)

0.183

− 2.04(− 12.29, 8.21)

0.696

 Fatigue

28.31 ± 20.64

0.79(− 5.35, 6.92)

0.801

0.92(− 4.84, 6.68)

0.753

29.94 ± 21.68

0.46(− 3.56, 4.48)

0.823

7.97(− 1.27, 17.21)

0.091

 Nausea and vomiting

5.49 ± 13.02

− 2.51(− 5.46, 0.44)

0.096

− 1.96(− 4.73, 0.81)

0.164

2.77 ± 8.50

2.27(0.34, 4.21)

0.021

0.25(− 4.20, 4.69)

0.913

 Pain

14.47 ± 18.74

7.18(1.12, 13.25)

0.020

4.31(− 1.39, 10.00)

0.138

18.60 ± 20.39

2.64(− 1.37, 6.65)

0.197

6.44(− 2.78, 15.65)

0.171

 Dyspnoea

16.35 ± 20.65

4.78(− 1.80, 11.35)

0.154

1.91(− 4.26, 8.08)

0.544

19.32 ± 23.93

0.81(− 3.50, 5.13)

0.712

− 1.45(− 11.37, 8.46)

0.774

 Insomnia

27.03 ± 26.79

2.96(− 5.53, 11.44)

0.494

0.86(− 7.11, 8.82)

0.833

28.24 ± 27.81

2.30(− 3.23, 7.84)

0.414

3.25(− 9.47, 15.98)

0.615

 Appetite loss

8.66 ± 17.94

0.83(− 4.59, 6.25)

0.763

0.47(− 4.62, 5.56)

0.856

8.45 ± 16.67

2.22(− 1.32, 5.76)

0.218

− 0.27(− 8.40, 7.86)

0.948

 Constipation

6.50 ± 15.75

6.01(0.01, 12.02)

0.050

6.45(0.81, 12.08)

0.025

9.94 ± 18.86

2.26(− 1.66, 6.18)

0.257

4.16(− 4.85, 13.16)

0.365

 Diarrhea

12.12 ± 20.11

2.89(− 3.15, 8.93)

0.348

− 2.07(− 7.74, 3.60)

0.473

10.74 ± 18.32

2.75(− 1.21, 6.72)

0.173

2.20(− 6.91, 11.30)

0.636

 Financial difficulties

28.01 ± 28.86

4.22(− 4.79, 13.23)

0.358

3.33(− 5.13, 11.00)

0.439

32.47 ± 31.37

5.64(− 0.30, 11.59)

0.063

− 2.74(− 16.41, 10.92)

0.693

  1. Italic face P < 0.05
  2. CS cancer survivor, CCD comorbid chronic disease
  3. aAdjusted for gender, age, BMI, education, marital status, household per capita income, time since diagnosis, recurrence, and metastasis