the comparison of quality of life between participants and non-participants in sport for all

the purpose of this study was to compare the quality of life in participants and non-participants who took part in sport for all in ardabill city. 226 active subjects (72 women and 152 men) in sport for all stations and 539 non-participants (208 women and 331 men) were selected as the sample of the study. the quality of life (qlq) questionnaire included 72 questions which measured 6 factors of quality of life. the internal consistency of this questionnaire was r = 0.85 and in this study it was estimated 0.81. data were analyzed by t test and mann whiney u test (p 0.05). the results indicated a significant difference in quality of life between the two groups. that is, participants’ quality of life, physical well-being subscales, job satisfaction, creative / aesthetic behavior and social relations were found to be better than non-participants. also, those men and women who took part in sport for all had better life quality scores in comparison with male and female non-participants.