title: Association between physical activity and health-related quality of life in children: a cross-sectional study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Research suggests that physical activity plays a role to improve health related- quality of life (QoL), however studies examining the association between physical activity and HRQOL are limited in the paediatric literature. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between physical activity and HRQoL among Malaysian children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants (n = 78 normal weight; 78 obese children) aged 9-11 years completed a validated quality of life (QoL) inventory and wore an accelerometer to objectively measure physical activity for 1 week.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Psychosocial Health domain and Total QoL (all p < 0.05) were significantly lower for obese compared to normal weight children. Children who spent more time in sedentary behaviour had significantly lower QoL on Psychosocial Health domain and Total QoL except for the Physical Health domain. There was also a strong positive correlation between QoL and moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) indicating that children who are physically active have a better quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physical activity promotion should be emphasised to improve QoL in children.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia. sharifahwajihah@unisza.edu.my.
authors.forename: Sharifah Wajihah Wafa Bte Syed Saadun Tarek
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Wafa
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mohd Razif Bin
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shahril
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Aryati Bte
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Laila Ruwaida Bte
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Zainuddin
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Karimah Fakhriah Bte
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Medical Campus, Jalan Sultan Mahmud, 20400, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Myat Moe Thwe
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Aung
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Noor Aini Bte
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Mohd Yusoff
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Accelerometer; Childhood; Obesity; Physical activity; Quality of life