Table 4 Adjusted mean (95% CI) of quality of life (QoL) according to the ACSM’s physical activity guideline by subgroups of breast and colorectal cancer survivors in Korea

  < 60 yrs

65.4 (61.9–69.0)

79.2 (73.4–84.9)*

0.42

  ≥ 60 yrs

72.0 (64.8–79.1)

78.3 (64.6–92.1)

 Male

64.5 (53.1–76.0)

70.8 (60.7–80.8)

0.15

 Female

67.8 (64.3–71.2)

82.2 (75.1–89.3)*

  < 23 kg/m²

66.0 (61.9–67.0)

82.7 (63.4–73.3)*

0.12

  ≥ 23 kg/m²

68.3 (63.4–73.3)

75.7 (68.3–83.1)

 Breast Cancer

66.3 (62.1–70.5)

80.1 (72.6–87.5)*

0.33

 Colorectal Cancer

68.6 (61.7–75.5)

77.4 (65.2–89.5)

  ≤ Stage II

67.7 (64.1–71.4)

76.6 (70.9–82.4)*

0.04

  > Stage II

63.8 (57.7–70.0)

90.0 (78.0–101.9)*

  < 2 yrs

66.7 (62.4–70.9)

76.1 (68.7–83.5)*

0.27

  ≥ 2 yrs

67.1 (62.5–71.7)

82.2 (74.5–90.0)*

  ≤ $3000

63.1 (58.0–68.2)

77.6 (65.3–73.9)*

0.54

  > 3000

69.6 (65.3–73.9)

80.0 (73.1–86.9)*

  ≤ High school graduate

66.1 (61.9–70.2)

80.9 (74.0–87.7)*

0.21

  > High school graduate

68.2 (63.8–73.5)

76.1 (67.8–84.4)