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Table 2.

Comparison difference of MSQ, MDQ, FSS, PSQI, and IPAQ measures before and after the exercise treatment therapy. The change in the scores was calculated by subtracting post-treatment scores from pre-treatment scores

Rating Scale	Exercise Group (n:27) X ± SD	Control Group (n:27) X ± SD	P¹ value	Exercise Group Change X ± SD	Control Group Change X ± SD	P² value
MSQ
Pre-treatment	3.0±0.6	2.8±0.8	0.189^a	0.35±0.30	−0.06±0.46	0.001^a
Post-treatment	2.7±0.5	2.8±0.8	0.437^a	0.35±0.30	−0.06±0.46	0.001^a
p_time	0.001^c	0.532^d
MDQ (pre-menstrual)
Pre-treatment	40.3±23.5	44.2±31.9	0.615^a	5.19±20.72	2.63±17.28	0.626^a
Post-treatment	36.0±28.4	41.6±33.1	0.593^b	5.19±20.72	2.63±17.28	0.626^a
p_time	0.213^d	0.475^c
MDQ (menstrual)
Pre-treatment	53.4±28.0	48.6±32.2	0.320^b	11.88±17.81	0.63±17.19	0.023^a
Post-treatment	41.5±27.0	48.0±29.5	0.408^a	11.88±17.81	0.63±17.19	0.023^a
p_time	0.002^d	0.976^c
MDQ (inter-menstrual)
Pre-treatment	14.9±13.1	26.1±25.0	0.169^b	−0.24±11.08	6.33±16.29	0.348^b
Post-treatment	16.1±12.9	19.8±22.0	0.927^b	−0.24±11.08	6.33±16.29	0.348^b
p_time	0.915^d	0.026^c
FSS
Pre-treatment	4.6±1.2	4.0±1.5	0.134	0.55±0.89	−0.01±1.50	0.102^a
Post-treatment	4.1±1.3	4.1±1.3	0.980^a	0.55±0.89	−0.01±1.50	0.102^a
p_time	0.003^d	0.986^d
PSQI
Pre-treatment	8.1±3.9	5.6±2.7	0.014^b	2.56±2.26	0.22±2.39	0.001^a
Post-treatment	5.6±3.4	5.4±3.1	0.701^b	2.56±2.26	0.22±2.39	0.001^a
p_time	0.001^d	0.633^d
IPAQ-Short form
Pre-treatment	1192.8±549.2	814.5±442.0	0.007^a	−571.8±435.4	−35.4±404.3	0.001^a
Post-treatment	1764.6±685.1	849.9±509.1	0.001^a	−571.8±435.4	−35.4±404.3	0.001^a
p_time	0.001^c	0.653^d

X Mean, SD Standard Deviation, p_time Within-group treatment difference (p), P¹ value Inter-group comparison of post and pre-treatment values (p), P² value Inter-group treatment difference (p). MSQ Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire, MDQ Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, FSS Fatigue Severity Scale, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, IPAQ International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short From.

^*p<0.05

^aIndependent T-test

^bMann Whitney U Test

^cWilcoxon Test

^dDependent T-test