The Physical Activity Type Most Related to Cognitive Function and Quality of Life

Table 4

Spearman correlation coefficients of relationships among study variables based on age and gender.

	Middle-aged ()	Senior adults ()	Male ()	Female ()
Cognitive function and physical activity (walking)	0.215	0.296	0.359	0.162
Cognitive function and physical activity (moderate-intensity)	0.343	0.394	0.366	0.380
Cognitive function and physical activity (high-intensity)	0.238	0.324	0.219	0.325
HRQoL and physical activity (walking)	0.162	0.242	0.278	0.116
HRQoL and physical activity (moderate-intensity)	0.264	0.403	0.337	0.269
HRQoL and physical activity (high-intensity)	0.198	0.359	0.247	0.268

Notes: correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). Abbreviations: : sample size; HRQoL: health-related quality of life.