Table 3 Factors associated with health-related quality of life (N = 196)

General and occupational characteristics

 Marital status

(reference = unmarried)

1.33

[− 1.15, 3.82]

0.68

[− 1.83, 3.19]

4.82

[0.55, 9.09]

0.71

[− 2.09, 3.51]

 Military rank

(reference = non-commissioned officer)

0.76

[− 0.95, 2.46]

1.20

[− 0.54, 2.95]

− 3.55

[− 6.47, − 0.62]

− 3.52

[− 5.47, − 1.58]

 Number of overtime days

− 0.04

[− 0.14, 0.06]

− 0.05

[− 0.16, 0.05]

− 0.20

[− 0.37, − 0.03]

− 0.03

[− 0.15, 0.08]

Physical activity

(reference = Category 2; minimal physical activity)

 Category 1 (inactive)

− 0.85

[− 2.93, 1.23]

− 0.29

[− 2.50, 1.93]

− 2.28

[− 5.89, 1.33]

− 0.85

[− 3.32, 1.62]

 Category 3 (health-enhancing physical activity)

0.74

[− 1.00, 2.49]

1.35

[− 0.57, 3.27]

0.19

[− 2.85, 3.22]

0.37

[− 1.77, 2.51]

Perceived stress

− 0.21

[− 0.34, − 0.08]

− 0.09

[− 0.28, 0.09]

− 1.11

[− 1.28, − 0.95]

− 0.62

[− 0.83, − 0.41]

Attitudes to eating

− 0.11

[− 0.19, − 0.02]

− 0.08

[− 0.18, 0.02]

− 0.33

[− 0.48, − 0.19]

− 0.02

[− 0.13, 0.09]

Self-efficacy

0.25

[0.05, 0.44]

0.07

[− 0.15, 0.30]

0.80

[0.48, 1.12]

− 0.02

[− 0.27, 0.23]

Depression

− 0.23

[− 0.39, − 0.08]

− 0.08

[− 0.29, 0.13]

− 1.37

[− 1.56, − 1.18]

− 0.86

[− 1.10, − 0.63]

R²

–

0.091

–

0.625

Adjusted R²

–

0.047

–

0.607

F (p)

–

2.07 (0.035)

–

34.48 (<0 .001)