Acupuncture (n = 28) | Physical exercise (n = 29) | Control (n = 15) | P* | ||||
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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 |