Table 2 Effect of a Physical exercise programme (PEP) vs Care as usual (CAU) on general health and mental health (SF-36 score) at 6 and 12 weeks vs Baseline, using Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) *
From: Exercise therapy for Stress-related mental disorder, a randomised controlled trial in primary care
| General Health | Mental health | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEP | CAU | Difference (95% BI) | Effect size (95% BI) | PEP | CAU | Difference (95% BI) | Effect size (95% BI) | |
| Baseline | 49.9 (20.6) | 53.7 (20.5) | 39.8 (18.4) | 45.0 (17.7) | ||||
| 6 weeks | 54.6 (22.1) | 57.5 (19.2) | 56.3 (16.1) | 56.6 (14.5) | ||||
| ANCOVA | -1.2 (-8.5,6.2) | -0.06 (-0.41, 0.30) | 1.2 (-4.5,6.9) | 0.07 (-0.25, 0.38) | ||||
| 12 weeks | 52.9 (22.2) | 61.0 (20.7) | 53.9 (18.9) | 60.7 (16.1) | ||||
| ANCOVA | -5.7 (-12.7,1.2) | -0.26 (-0.62, 0.06) | -5.3 (-12.0,1.4) | -0.29 (-0.66, 0.08) | ||||