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Physical activity and health-related quality of life among adult women in Cali, Colombia: a cross-sectional study

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Abstract

Objectives

To examine the associations of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and walking for transportation (WT) with the physical and mental dimensions of health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) among women.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2009 among 1,263 women ages 18–59 years living in neighborhoods with low and middle-low socioeconomic status in the urban area of Cali. HR-QOL was assessed using the Short Form 8 (SF-8). LTPA and WT were measured using the long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Associations were assessed using linear regression models adjusting for potential confounders.

Results

Low (10–149 min) and medium–high (at least 150 min) levels of WT were negatively associated with the mental and physical dimensions of HR-QOL. Low (10–149 min of moderate intensity PA, or 10–74 min of vigorous intensity PA) and medium–high (at least 150 or 75 min of moderate or vigorous intensity PA, respectively) levels of LTPA were positively associated with both dimensions. Significant interactions were observed between education level and perceived safety from traffic.

Conclusions

This study found that WT and LTPA were associated with HR-QOL both in the physical and mental dimensions; however, the direction and magnitude of the association varied by domain. These results highlight the need to better understand the links between PA and HR-QOL in urban contexts from Latin America.

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by a grant from the Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, COLCIENCIAS, Grant # 620449326152 - Contract # 565-2009. Many individuals contributed to this research, and their assistance is acknowledged.

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  1. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Social, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

    Luis F. Gómez

  2. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México, INSP, Cuernavaca, Mexico

    José Moreno

  3. Escuela de Salud Pública, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

    Olga L. Gómez

  4. Fundación FES Social, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia

    Rocio Carvajal

  5. Washington University in St. Louis, Prevention Research Center, St. Louis (MO), USA

    Diana C. Parra

  6. Escuela de Salud Pública de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico

    José Moreno

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Gómez, L.F., Moreno, J., Gómez, O.L. et al. Physical activity and health-related quality of life among adult women in Cali, Colombia: a cross-sectional study. Qual Life Res 22, 2351–2358 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-013-0378-9

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