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. 2024 Dec 16;5:e65506. doi: 10.2196/65506

Table 3.

ANOVA results.


Sum of squares Mean square F test (df) P value
PSSa 1 (PSS scores at week 0) 3.187 (1, 63) .18

Between groups 76.011 76.011


Within groups 1502.543 23.850

PSS 2 (PSS scores at week 12) 9.262 (1, 63) .003b

Between groups 297.947 297.947


Within groups 2026.607 32.168

DASS-21c 1 (composite DASS-21 score at week 0) 0.278 (1, 63) .60

Between groups 26.248 26.248


Within groups 5949.813 94.441

DASS-21 2 (composite DASS-21 score at week 12) 24.155 (1, 63) <.001b

Between groups 1862.496 1862.496


Within groups 4857.719 77.107

D1 (depression subcomponent score of the DASS-21 at week 0) 0.601 (1, 63) .44

Between groups 6.789 6.789


Within groups 711.765 11.298

D2 (depression subcomponent score of the DASS-21 at week 12) 10.737 (1, 63) .002b

Between groups 141.178 141.178


Within groups 828.361 13.149

A1 (anxiety subcomponent score of the DASS-21 at week 0) 1.633 (1, 63) .21

Between groups 22.807 22.807


Within groups 879.655 13.963

A2 (anxiety subcomponent score of the DASS-21 at week 12) 34.459 (1, 63) <.001b

Between groups 370.184 370.184


Within groups 676.801 10.743

S1 (stress subcomponent score of the DASS-21 at week 0) 0.078 (1, 63) .78

Between groups 1.153 1.153


Within groups 931.832 14.791

S2 (stress subcomponent score of the DASS-21 at week 12) 11.523 (1, 63) .001b

Between groups 120.229 120.229


Within groups 657.309 10.433

DHEA-Sd 1 (DHEA-S levels at week 0) 1.944 (1, 63) .17

Between groups 18325.652 18325.652


Within groups 593738.330 9424.418

DHEA-S 2 (DHEA-S levels at week 12) 0.049 (1, 63) .02

Between groups 832.517 832.517


Within groups 1066172.701 16923.376

IL-6e 1 (IL-6 levels at week 0) 1.444 (1, 63) .23

Between groups 2.738 2.738


Within groups 119.486 1.897

IL-6 2 (IL-6 levels at week 12) 7.366 (1, 63) .009b

Between groups 14.546 14.546


Within groups 124.409 1.975

aPSS: Perceived Stress Scale.

bP<.05/4.

cDASS-21: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale.

dDHEA-S: dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate.

eIL-6: interleukin-6.