Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes (Jul 2019)

Moderate-vigorous physical activity and health-related quality of life among Hispanic/Latino adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

  • Priscilla M. Vásquez,
  • Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu,
  • David X. Marquez,
  • Maria Argos,
  • Melissa Lamar,
  • Angela Odoms-Young,
  • Donghong Wu,
  • Hector M. González,
  • Wassim Tarraf,
  • Daniela Sotres-Alvarez,
  • Denise Vidot,
  • Rosenda Murillo,
  • Krista M. Perreira,
  • Sheila F. Castañeda,
  • Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani,
  • Jianwen Cai,
  • Marc Gellman,
  • Martha L. Daviglus

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-019-0129-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

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Abstract Background Physical activity is a modifiable healthy behavior that has been shown to positively influence health-related quality of life. However, research examining the link between physical activity and health-related quality of life among Hispanic/Latino adults is limited and inconsistent. The purpose of this study is to assess whether accelerometer-measured moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is associated with self-reported (a) mental health-related quality of life, and (b) physical health-related quality of life among diverse Hispanic/Latino adults in the US. Methods Cross-sectional data from 12,379 adults ages 18–74 years in 2008–2011, who participated in HCHS/SOL and had complete data were analyzed using complex survey design methods. Accelerometer data were categorized into no MVPA, low, moderate, and high MVPA. Health-related quality of life was assessed with the Short-Form 12 and we used the mental and physical component subscales where higher scores indicate better health-related quality of life. Multivariate linear regression models were used to derive adjusted means with 95% confidence intervals and linear trends. Results We observed no significant linear trend between accelerometer-measured MVPA and mental health-related quality of life (ptrend = 0.73). There was a significant positive association between MVPA and physical health-related quality of life (ptrend < 0.001) where higher MVPA corresponded with higher scores in physical health-related quality of life. The adjusted means were 46.67 (44.85–48.48) for no MVPA, 49.33 (49.03–49.63) for low MVPA, 50.61 (50.09–51.13) for moderate MVPA, and 51.36 (50.86–51.86) for high MVPA. Conclusions Among diverse Hispanic/Latino adults in the US, accelerometer-measured MVPA was associated with physical health-related quality of life, but not mental health-related quality of life. Future interventions should evaluate if increases in MVPA lead to improvements in health-related quality of life.

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