Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2010 Jan 29;8:15. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-15.
Currently, there is insufficient evidence available regarding the relationship between level of physical fitness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in younger adults. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of measured cardiovascular and musculoskeletal physical fitness level on HRQoL in Finnish young men.
In a cross-sectional study, we collected data regarding the physical fitness index, including aerobic endurance and muscle fitness, leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), body composition, health, and HRQoL (RAND 36) for 727 men [mean (SD) age 25 (5) years]. Associations between HRQoL and the explanatory parameters were analyzed using the logistic regression analysis model.
Of the 727 participants who took part in the study, 45% were in the poor category of the physical fitness, while 37% and 18% were in the satisfactory and good fitness categories, respectively. A higher frequency of LTPA was associated with higher fitness (p < 0.001). Better HRQoL in terms of general health, physical functioning, mental health, and vitality were associated with better physical fitness. When the HRQoL of the study participants were compared with that of the age- and gender-weighted Finnish general population, both the good and satisfactory fitness groups had higher HRQoL in all areas other than bodily pain. In a regression analysis, higher LTPA was associated with three dimensions of HRQoL, higher physical fitness with two, and lower number of morbidities with all dimensions, while the effect of age was contradictory.
Our study of Finnish young men indicates that higher physical fitness and leisure-time physical activity level promotes certain dimensions of HRQoL, while morbidities impair them all. The results highlight the importance of health related physical fitness while promoting HRQoL.
目前，关于年轻成年人的身体健康水平与健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）之间的关系，证据还不够充分。因此，本研究旨在探讨芬兰年轻男性的心血管和肌肉身体健康水平对 HRQoL 的影响。
在一项横断面研究中，我们收集了 727 名男性的身体健康指数（包括有氧耐力和肌肉力量）、休闲时间体力活动（LTPA）、身体成分、健康状况和 HRQoL（RAND 36）的数据[平均（SD）年龄 25（5）岁]。使用逻辑回归分析模型分析 HRQoL 与解释性参数之间的关系。
在参加研究的 727 名参与者中，45%的人身体健康状况较差，37%和 18%的人身体健康状况分别为满意和良好。较高的 LTPA 频率与较高的身体健康水平相关（p<0.001）。更好的一般健康、身体功能、心理健康和活力与更好的身体健康相关。当将研究参与者的 HRQoL 与年龄和性别加权的芬兰普通人群进行比较时，良好和满意的身体健康组在除身体疼痛以外的所有领域的 HRQoL 都更高。在回归分析中，较高的 LTPA 与三个维度的 HRQoL 相关，较高的身体健康水平与两个维度相关，较低的患病数量与所有维度相关，而年龄的影响则相反。
我们对芬兰年轻男性的研究表明，较高的身体健康水平和休闲时间体力活动水平促进了某些维度的 HRQoL，而患病则会损害所有维度的 HRQoL。研究结果强调了身体健康与促进 HRQoL 的相关性。
