International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Table 3 Correlations of physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, and TV/video watching with QOL outcomes at the 7 time points*

From: Associations of quality of life with physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and physical inactivity in a free living, multiethnic population in Hawaii: a longitudinal study

Time points		MCS		PCS
		r	P	r	P
Baseline	Physical activity	0.21	0.02	0.01	0.96
(T-1)	Fruit and Vegetable	-0.02	0.81	-0.02	0.79
	TV/video	-0.00	0.99	0.02	0.82
3-month	Physical activity	0.21	0.02	0.06	0.50
(T-2)	Fruit and Vegetable	0.02	0.84	0.03	0.75
	TV/video	-0.14	0.14	0.04	0.66
6-month	Physical activity	0.21	0.02	0.08	0.37
(T-3)	Fruit and Vegetable	0.09	0.28	-0.07	0.42
	TV/video	-0.24	0.008	0.14	0.12
9-month	Physical activity	0.25	0.006	0.09	0.30
(T-4)	Fruit and Vegetable	-0.06	0.50	0.07	0.41
	TV/video	-0.01	0.96	0.07	0.45
12-month	Physical activity	0.21	0.02	0.04	0.70
(T-5)	Fruit and Vegetable	0.13	0.14	-0.06	0.51
	TV/video	-0.02	0.87	-0.07	0.45
18-month	Physical activity	0.24	0.009	0.12	0.21
(T-6)	Fruit and Vegetable	0.12	0.19	0.03	0.71
	TV/video	-0.18	0.05	-0.06	0.49
24-month	Physical activity	0.24	0.01	0.05	0.56
(T-7)	Fruit and Vegetable	0.09	0.35	-0.04	0.65
	TV/video	-0.21	0.02	-0.06	0.55

Note. QOL = quality of life; MCS = mental component summary for SF-12; PCS = physical component summary for SF-12; r = correlation coefficient
* Partial correlations were performed and results were adjusted for ethnicity, gender, age, body mass index, and education.

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