Table 3.
Changes in outcome measures from baseline to week 16 directly after treatment
| Acupuncture (n = 28) | Physical exercise (n = 29) | Control (n = 15) | P* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Mean ± SD |
Δ% |
Mean ± SD |
Δ% |
Mean ± SD |
Δ% |
|
| Depression & Anxiety scores |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MADRS-S sum total |
−0.96 ± 5.25 |
−9.0 |
0.52 ± 7.62 |
4.8 |
1.53 ± 5.33 |
11.1 |
ns |
| BSA-S sum total |
−1.61 ± 4.72 |
−12.3 |
0.41 ± 5.62 |
3.6 |
−0.13 ± 3.96 |
−0.9 |
ns |
| SF-36 domains |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Physical functioning |
−1.7 ± 12.9 |
−1.9 |
0.9 ± 10.2 |
1.0 |
−4.0 ± 8.1 |
−4.3 |
ns |
| Role physical |
8.0 ± 31.2A,a |
11.8 |
−16.4 ± 36.8d |
−19.0 |
−6.7 ± 27.5 |
−8.7 |
0.046 |
| Role emotional |
6.5 ± 35.8 |
12.4 |
5.7 ± 45.5 |
12.1 |
15.6 ± 35.3 |
41.3 |
ns |
| Social functioning |
8.0 ± 17.7 a |
10.7 |
3.0 ± 23.1 |
4.5 |
−3.3 ± 18.0 |
−4.9 |
ns |
| Mental health |
5.7 ± 16.0 |
9.5 |
−1.1 ± 19.8 |
−1.8 |
−4.5 ± 13.7 |
−8.0 |
ns |
| Energy/vitality |
8.4 ± 16.9 b |
19.0 |
0.7 ± 16.8 |
1.4 |
−1.2 ± 16.4 |
−2.6 |
ns |
| Bodily pain |
2.2 ± 21.2 |
3.0 |
1.3 ± 30.2 |
1.8 |
−3.0 ± 19.7 |
−4.1 |
ns |
| General health perception |
5.9 ± 13.6a |
10.4 |
1.2 ± 11.6 |
1.9 |
−5.5 ± 16.8 |
−8.5 |
ns |
| SF-36 summary scores |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Physical component |
0.4 ± 6.4 |
0.8 |
−1.6 ± 6.2 |
−3.0 |
−3.2 ± 4.6 |
−5.9 |
ns |
| Mental component |
4.3 ± 9.7b |
12.0 |
1.6 ± 10.5 |
4.7 |
1.5 ± 9.2 |
4.9 |
ns |
| PCOSQ domains |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Emotions |
0.8 ± 0.8c |
17.0 |
0.8 ± 1.2e |
19.0 |
0.7 ± 0.7g |
16.7 |
ns |
| Body hair |
−0.1 ± 0.8 |
−2.5 |
0.1 ± 0.6 |
3.4 |
0.2 ± 1.1 |
6.1 |
ns |
| Body weight |
0.2 ± 0.5 |
4.9 |
0.1 ± 1.1 |
3.0 |
0.6 ± 1.0 f |
19.4 |
ns |
| Infertility |
0.3 ± 1.0 |
7.1 |
0.4 ± 1.0d |
11.1 |
0.0 ± 0.7 |
0.0 |
ns |
| Menstruation | 0.4 ± 1.0 | 9.8 | 0.4 ± 1.0 | 10.3 | 0.4 ± 0.8f | 10.0 | ns |
*Intergroup differences for the changes from baseline to week 16 were determined by the Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Mann–Whitney U-test: AP < 0.05 vs physical exercise. Within group changes were determined by Wilcoxon rank-sum test: aP < 0.05 (acupuncture group); bP < 0.01 (acupuncture group); cP < 0.001 (acupuncture group); dP < 0.05 (exercise group); eP < 0.001 (exercise group); fP < 0.05 (control group); gP < 0.001 (control group).