Table 4.
Changes in outcome measures from baseline to follow-up week 32
|
Outcome measure |
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 |
−1.00 ± 8.07 a |
−9.3 |
0.55 ± 8.00 |
5.1 |
1.00 ± 6.94 |
7.2 |
ns |
| BSA-S sum total |
−1.74 ± 7.88 A,a |
−13.3 |
1.41 ± 6.86 B |
12.5 |
−1.53 ± 3.78 |
−10.5 |
0.027 |
| SF-36 domains |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Physical functioning |
−2.5 ± 17.4 |
−2.8 |
3.8 ± 6.7 C,d |
4.3 |
−3.7 ± 7.4 |
−4.0 |
0.008 |
| Role physical |
12.5 ± 33.7a |
18.4 |
−0.9 ± 19.5 |
−1.0 |
−6.7 ± 27.5 |
−8.7 |
ns |
| Role emotional |
11.9 ± 40.8 |
22.7 |
17.2 ± 42.4 |
36.5 |
22.2 ±34.9 f |
58.7 |
ns |
| Social functioning |
5.8 ± 20.5 |
7.8 |
5.2 ± 25.3 |
7.7 |
2.5 ± 21.2 |
3.7 |
ns |
| Mental health |
6.3 ± 19.5 |
10.4 |
4.1 ± 20.0 |
6.8 |
−4.3 ± 21.9 |
−7.7 |
ns |
| Energy/vitality |
11.3 ± 17.0b |
25.5 |
5.5 ± 20.5 |
11.3 |
−4.2 ± 18.3 |
−9.0 |
ns |
| Bodily pain |
2.8 ± 20.6 |
3.8 |
3.6 ± 30.0 |
5.0 |
0.3 ± 15.8 |
0.4 |
ns |
| General health perceptions |
6.8 ± 16.0a |
12.0 |
5.3 ± 10.0 c |
8.3 |
−4.6 ± 19.2 |
−7.1 |
ns |
| SF-36 summary scores |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Physical component summary |
0.5 ± 7.9 |
1.0 |
0.2 ± 5.2 |
0.4 |
−1.7 ± 5.1 |
−3.1 |
ns |
| Mental component summary |
5.1 ± 12.4a |
14.3 |
4.3 ± 11.6 |
12.7 |
1.8 ± 11.6 |
5.8 |
ns |
| PCOSQ domains |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Emotions |
0.4 ± 0.8a |
8.5 |
0.6 ± 1.0 d |
14.3 |
0.1 ± 0.7 |
2.4 |
ns |
| Body hair |
−0.1 ± 0.9 |
−2.5 |
0.1 ± 0.8 |
3.4 |
−0.2 ± 0.8 |
−6.1 |
ns |
| Body weight |
0.2 ± 0.8 |
4.9 |
0.2 ± 1.2 |
6.1 |
0.4 ± 0.8 f |
12.9 |
ns |
| Infertility |
0.2 ± 1.1 |
4.8 |
0.6 ± 1.2 B,d |
16.7 |
−0.1 ± 0.8 |
−2.2 |
0.014 |
| Menstruation | 0.3 ± 1.0 | 7.3 | −0.1 ± 1.0 | −2.6 | −0.5 ± 1.0 | −12.5 | 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; BP < 0.05 vs control group; CP < 0.05 vs EA and control group. Within group changes were determined by Wilcoxon rank-sum test: aP < 0.05 (acupuncture group); bP < 0.01 (acupuncture group); cP < 0.05 (exercise group); dP < 0.01 (exercise group); eP < 0.001 (exercise group); fP < 0.05 (control group).