Table 2 Associations between baseline behavioural variables and six month health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes (N=294)
| Â | Â | Physical HRQoL | Mental HRQoL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | N | Mean (SD) | Mean diff | p | Mean (SD) | Mean diff | p |
| Â | Â | Â | (95% CI) | Â | Â | (95% CI) | Â |
Physical Activity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Insufficient (<150 minutes/week) | 196 | 44.8 (11.6) |  |  | 50.3 (11.4) |  |  |
  Sufficient (≥150 minutes/week) | 98 | 46.9 (10.3) | 2.0 (-0.7, 4.8) | 0.15 | 50.9 (10.6) | 0.6 (-2.1, 3.3) | 0.65 |
Intention to be physically activea | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No intention to be physically active in next 6 mths | 16 | 30.0 (13.4) |  |  | 47.5 (15.6) |  |  |
  Intend to be physically active in next 6 mths | 277 | 46.5 (10.4) | 16.4 (11.1, 21.8) | <0.001 | 50.6 (10.8) | 3.1 (-2.5, 8.7) | 0.28 |
Physical activity self-efficacya | 293 | - | 2.9 (2.2, 3.6) | <0.001 | - | 1.1 (0.3, 1.8) | <0.01 |
Television viewing, hours/weekb | 289 | - | -0.3 (-0.4, -0.1) | <0.001 | - | -0.1 (-0.2, 0.1) | 0.08 |
Vegetable intakea | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  <5 serves/week | 221 | 45.2 (11.0) |  |  | 50.3 (10.9) |  |  |
  ≥5 serves/week | 72 | 46.6 (11.8) | 1.4 (-1.6, 4.4) | 0.37 | 60.0 (11.8) | 0.7 (-2.3, 3.6) | 0.63 |
Fruit intakea | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  <2 serves/week | 158 | 46.5 (10.9) |  |  | 50.7 (11.3) |  |  |
  ≥2 serves/week | 135 | 44.5 (11.5) | -2.0 (-4.5, 0.6) | 0.14 | 50.2 (10.9) | -0.5 (-3.1, 2.1) | 0.70 |
Total fat intake | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  >30% total energy intake/day | 243 | 44.9 (11.5) |  |  | 50.3 (11.7) |  |  |
  ≤30% total energy intake/day | 51 | 48.3 (9.3) | 3.3 (-0.1, 6.7) | 0.05 | 51.8 (7.8) | 1.5 (-1.9, 4.9) | 0.38 |
Sodium intakea | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  ≥2300 mg/day | 65 | 44.7 (11.5) |  |  | 49.4 (11.4) |  |  |
  <2300 mg/day | 228 | 45.7 (11.2) | 1.0 (-2.1, 4.1) | 0.52 | 50.8 (11.1) | 1.4 (-1.7, 4.5) | 0.37 |
Cholesterol intake | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  >300 mg/day | 86 | 45.8 (10.2) |  |  | 49.9 (11.3) |  |  |
  ≤300 mg/day | 208 | 45.3 (11.7) | -0.5 (-3.3, 2.4) | 0.75 | 50.8 (11.1) | 0.9 (-2.0, 3.7) | 0.55 |
Alcohol intakea | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  >2 std drink/day (male) />1std drink/ day (female) | 89 | 46.8 (9.3) |  |  | 51.0 (10.4) |  |  |
  ≤2std drink/day (male) /≤1std drink/ day (female) | 204 | 45.0 (12.0) | -1.8 (-4.6, 1.0) | 0.22 | 50.2 (11.4) | -0.8 (-3.6, 2.0) | 0.57 |
Ever smoked | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 75 | 45.2 (11.0) |  |  | 50.9 (12.3) |  |  |
  Yes | 219 | 45.6 (11.3) | 0.4 (-2.5, 3.4) | 0.77 | 50.4 (10.7) | -0.5 (-3.4, 2.4) | 0.74 |