Associations of behavioral health risks and healthy behaviors with
self-reported health-related quality of life measures were investigated in a
Northern Plains American Indian sample. Participants were surveyed in
person using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. The results
showed that regular physical activity was signifi cantly associated with better
self-reported overall health, fewer mentally unhealthy and activity limitation
days in the past 30 days, and with a greater number of good health days.