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. 2012 Jul 27;6(4):420–430. doi: 10.1007/s11764-012-0233-y

Table 2.

Main outcomes: summary statistics at 18 and 60 months for the control and exercise intervention groups and model effect estimatesa of treatment effect differences for change from baseline

Summaries at each time point Effect estimate (Exercise − Control)
Baseline 18 months 5 years 18M − Baseline 5Y − Baseline
FACT-G All n 201 114 87
Mean 74.4 80.7 87.1
(SD) (14.3) (14.6) (11.1)
Control n 102 56 43 2.2 0.9
Mean 72.7 79.6 85.7 (−1.8, 6.2) (−3.4, 5.2)
(SD) (15.6) (14.7) (11.4) 0.286 0.683
Exercise n 99 58 44
Mean 76.1 81.7 88.5
(SD) (12.6) (14.6) (10.7)
BDI score All n 197 114 87
Mean 12.2 9.3 7.0 −0.8 −0.2
(SD) (7.2) (7.7) (6.7) (−3.1, 1.5) (−2.8, 2.4)
Control n 98 56 43 0.495 0.857
Mean 12.9 9.7 7.5
(SD) (7.5) (7.7) (6.7)
Exercise n 99 58 44
Mean 11.5 8.9 6.6
(SD) (6.9) (7.8) (6.7)
PANAS positive All n 199 114 87
Mean 27.8 31.0 34.2
(SD) (8.8) (9.8) (8.3)
Control n 100 56 43 1.5 3.4
Mean 28.0 30.6 33.1 (−1.4, 4.3) (0.2, 6.7)
(SD) (9.2) (10.1) (8.7) 0.312 0.040
Exercise n 99 58 44
Mean 27.7 31.3 35.2
(SD) (8.4) (9.6) (7.8)
PANAS negative All n 199 114 87 −0.8 −0.5
Mean 18.2 16.7 15.4 (−2.9, 1.4) (−2.9, 1.8)
(SD) (7.4) (7.5) (5.3) 0.487 0.655
Control n 100 56 43
Mean 19.1 17.4 16.3
(SD) (7.7) (8.1) (5.6)
Exercise n 99 58 44
Mean 17.3 16.0 14.5
(SD) (6.9) (6.9) (5.0)
12-min walk All n 199 95 83
Mean 986 1,085 1,065
(SD) (223) (192) (158)
Control n 100 47 40 20 40
Mean 975 1,066 1,031 (−33, 74) (−16, 97)
(SD) (235) (169) (163) 0.463 0.164
Exercise n 99 48 43
Mean 997 1,104 1,096
(SD) (211) (213) (147)
SPAQ leisure time activity (min) All n 195 111 84 79 204
Mean 366 533 557 (−48, 206) (54, 354)
(SD) (296) (355) (321) 0.222 0.008
Control n 99 55 41
Mean 365 500 462
(SD) (288) (334) (263)
Exercise n 96 56 43
Mean 367 565 648
(SD) (306) (373) (347)
SRM total score All n 201 110 86
Mean 30.7 32.4 32.8
(SD) (5.5) (5.3) (5.1)
Control n 102 53 43 0.3 1.2
Mean 30.3 31.7 31.8 (−1.1, 1.7) (−0.3, 2.7)
(SD) (5.7) (5.6) (5.9) 0.652 0.109
Exercise n 99 57 43
Mean 31.2 33.1 33.8
(SD) (5.4) (5.0) (3.9)
BMI All n 197 111 85 −0.3 −0.6
Mean 27.6 27.5 27.3 (−1.2, 0.7) (−1.6, 0.4)
(SD) (5.7) (5.1) (5.4) 0.546 0.222
Control n 100 56 43
Mean 27.7 28.0 28.0
(SD) (6.1) (6.4) (6.7)
Exercise n 97 55 42
Mean 27.4 26.9 26.7
(SD) (5.3) (3.3) (3.7)

18M 18 months follow-up, 5Y 60 months follow-up

aEffects estimates are displayed as the mean estimate, 95 % confidence interval and p value. Model adjusted for study site, baseline therapy and age