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. 2022 Dec 26;30(3):195–203. doi: 10.1159/000528801

Table 2.

Intra-group pretest and posttest PSI Symptom Frequency Scores' comparison

Systems scores Yoga group (n = 35)
Control group (n = 35)
Pretest
X±SD median
Posttest
X±SD median
p value Pretest
X±SD median
Posttest
X±SD median
p value
Genitourinary system 5.91±3.68 5 5.22±3.21 5 −0.82* 0.40 6.22±3.23 6 5.80±2.62 6 −0.44* 0.65
Cardiovascular system 3.91±2.92 3 3.22±2.27 3 −1.29* 0.19 3.74±2.68 4 4.25±2.67 4 −0.96* 0.33
Skin 2.65±2.26 2 2.57±2.32 2 −0.017* 0.98 2.14±2.07 2 2.80±2.19 2 −1.9** 0.057
Neurological system 4.05±2.35 4 3.40±2.48 3 −1.52* 0.12 3.80±2.89 3 4.28±2.80 4 −0.84* 0.40
Urinary system 2.62±1.26 2 2.68±1.47 3 −0.45* 0.64 2.74±1.40 3 3.28±1.56 3 −1.85* 0.06
Musculoskeletal system 2.25±1.85 2 2.54±1.77 2 −0.93* 0.34 2.48±1.91 2 2.74±2.13 2 −0.43* 0.66
Tiredness 1.68±0.79 2 1.54±0.88 2 0.93* 0.34 1.85±0.87 2 1.74±0.98 2 −0.66* 0.50
Gastrointestinal tract 6.74±4.32 5 5.31±3.38 5 −2,39** 0.01*** 7.14±3.82 7 6.65±4.55 5 −0.56* 0.57
Respiratory system 1.48±1.26 1 1.05±1.13 1 −2.16** 0.03*** 1.45±1.42 1 1.62±1.37 1 −0,72* 0.47
Mental health 7.08±4.59 6 5.22±3.48 5 −2.76** 0.004*** 7.28±4.12 6 7.34±4.02 7 −0.42* 0.67
Symptom Frequency Total Score 38.42±18.76 35 32.77±16.55 36 2.16** 0.038*** 38.88±15.73 39 40.48±18.32 39 −0.57** 0.56

PSI, Pregnancy Symptoms Inventory; SD, standard deviation.

*

Analyzed with the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

**

Analyzed with the dependent (associated) groups t test.

***

p < 0.05.