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Table 3 Changes in outcome measures from baseline to week 16 directly after treatment

From: Acupuncture and physical exercise for affective symptoms and health-related quality of life in polycystic ovary syndrome: secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial

 

Acupuncture (n = 28)

Physical exercise (n = 29)

Control (n = 15)

P*

 

Mean ± SD

Δ %

Mean ± SD

Δ %

Mean ± SD

Δ %

 

Depression & Anxiety scores

       

MADRS-S sum total

−0.96 ± 5.25

−9.0

0.52 ± 7.62

4.8

1.53 ± 5.33

11.1

ns

BSA-S sum total

−1.61 ± 4.72

−12.3

0.41 ± 5.62

3.6

−0.13 ± 3.96

−0.9

ns

SF-36 domains

       

Physical functioning

−1.7 ± 12.9

−1.9

0.9 ± 10.2

1.0

−4.0 ± 8.1

−4.3

ns

Role physical

8.0 ± 31.2A,a

11.8

−16.4 ± 36.8d

−19.0

−6.7 ± 27.5

−8.7

0.046

Role emotional

6.5 ± 35.8

12.4

5.7 ± 45.5

12.1

15.6 ± 35.3

41.3

ns

Social functioning

8.0 ± 17.7 a

10.7

3.0 ± 23.1

4.5

−3.3 ± 18.0

−4.9

ns

Mental health

5.7 ± 16.0

9.5

−1.1 ± 19.8

−1.8

−4.5 ± 13.7

−8.0

ns

Energy/vitality

8.4 ± 16.9 b

19.0

0.7 ± 16.8

1.4

−1.2 ± 16.4

−2.6

ns

Bodily pain

2.2 ± 21.2

3.0

1.3 ± 30.2

1.8

−3.0 ± 19.7

−4.1

ns

General health perception

5.9 ± 13.6a

10.4

1.2 ± 11.6

1.9

−5.5 ± 16.8

−8.5

ns

SF-36 summary scores

       

Physical component

0.4 ± 6.4

0.8

−1.6 ± 6.2

−3.0

−3.2 ± 4.6

−5.9

ns

Mental component

4.3 ± 9.7b

12.0

1.6 ± 10.5

4.7

1.5 ± 9.2

4.9

ns

PCOSQ domains

       

Emotions

0.8 ± 0.8c

17.0

0.8 ± 1.2e

19.0

0.7 ± 0.7g

16.7

ns

Body hair

−0.1 ± 0.8

−2.5

0.1 ± 0.6

3.4

0.2 ± 1.1

6.1

ns

Body weight

0.2 ± 0.5

4.9

0.1 ± 1.1

3.0

0.6 ± 1.0 f

19.4

ns

Infertility

0.3 ± 1.0

7.1

0.4 ± 1.0d

11.1

0.0 ± 0.7

0.0

ns

Menstruation

0.4 ± 1.0

9.8

0.4 ± 1.0

10.3

0.4 ± 0.8f

10.0

ns

  1. * Intergroup differences for the changes from baseline to week 16 were determined by the Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Mann–Whitney U-test: A P < 0.05 vs physical exercise. Within group changes were determined by Wilcoxon rank-sum test: a P < 0.05 (acupuncture group); b P < 0.01 (acupuncture group); c P < 0.001 (acupuncture group); d P < 0.05 (exercise group); e P < 0.001 (exercise group); f P < 0.05 (control group); g P < 0.001 (control group).