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Table 1 Outcomes at baseline and after 20 weeks of lifestyle modification for participants who completed the study

From: Perceived exercise barriers are reduced and benefits are improved with lifestyle modification in overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomised controlled trial

 

Week 0

Δ Week 20

  
 

DO

DA

DC

DO

DA

DC

Time

Time x Treatment

Weight (kg)

107.2 (25.2)

103.0 (21.9)

96.1 (19.4)

−9.2 (6.0)

−12.5 (6.4)

−8.6 (5.8)

P < 0.001

P = 0.2

VO2peak (ml/kg/min)

23.8 (3.7)

25.5 (3.7)

24.4 (2.8)

−0.5 (2.9)

4.4 (4.4)*

2.6 (2.7)*

P < 0.001

P = 0.01

CES-D

19 (10)

17 (8)

13 (8)

−0.9 (9.0)

−5.0 (10.3)

0.4 (8.3)

P < 0.001

P = 0.7

PCOSQ: Emotion

4.0 (1.4)

4.4 (0.8)

4.9 (0.9)

0.5 (0.8)

0.7 (1.0)

0.4 (1.0)

P < 0.001

P = 0.5

   Body Hair

2.9 (1.5)

3.1 (1.2)

3.4 (1.1)

0.3 (1.0)

0.5 (0.6)

0.1 (0.7)

P = 0.05

P = 0.5

   Weight

1.9 (0.8)

2.1 (0.9)

2.2 (0.9)

0.9 (0.8)

1.4 (0.8)

1.3 (1.0)

P < 0.001

P = 0.1

   Infertility problems

4.3 (1.9)

4.7 (1.4)

4.6 (1.4)

0.4 (0.8)

0.9 (1.1)

0.7 (1.0)

P < 0.001

P = 0.5

   Menstrual problems

3.4 (1.3)

3.8 (1.1)

3.7 (1.1)

0.3 (2.2)

0.5 (1.3)

0.8 (1.2)

P = 0.03

P = 0.7

  1. CES-D centre for epidemiologic studies depression scale, DA diet and aerobic exercise, DC diet and combined aerobic and resistance exercise, DO diet only, PCOSQ polycystic ovary syndrome questionnaire, VO 2 peak peak oxygen consumption, Δ change
  2. Values are mean (SD); *significantly different to DO (P < 0.05)