Why the study?
Are physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and physical inactivity associated with perceived quality of life in free-living adults?
Population
139 adults from a random, multi-ethnic sample of 700 adults living in Hawaii
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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Physical activity was associated with better mental health; leaves open whether interventions improve quality of life in free-living adults.
Are physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and physical inactivity associated with perceived quality of life in free-living adults?
Physical activity is positively associated with mental health in a multi-ethnic adult cohort, whereas specific dietary and inactivity markers showed no association with quality of life.
Chai et al. (2010) studied this question.
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