. 2015 Mar 14;37(2):25. doi: 10.1007/s11357-015-9763-3

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for the eight constructs of the SF-36 questionnaire in sedentary (SED) and lifelong exercising (LEX) groups at each phase of the exercise intervention

	SED group			LEX group
	Phase A	Phase B	Phase C	Phase A	Phase C
Physical functioning	75 ± 15^c	83 ± 11	93 ± 7^a,b,c	94 ± 4^c	97 ± 4^c
Role limitations due to physical health	91 ± 17	95 ± 16	100 ± 0^a	94 ± 14	97 ± 8
Role limitations due to emotional problems	96 ± 11	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	93 ± 18	96 ± 11
Energy/fatigue	68 ± 16	74 ± 10^a	80 ± 10^a	74 ± 14	79 ± 8
Emotional well-being	79 ± 14	84 ± 11^a	91 ± 7^a,b	85 ± 10	88 ± 6
Social functioning	91 ± 12	95 ± 10^a	97 ± 9	94 ± 14	99 ± 4
Pain	74 ± 23	76 ± 21	90 ± 11^a,b	79 ± 18	91 ± 10^a
General health	67 ± 12^c	70 ± 11^a	81 ± 8^a,b	77 ± 12^c	78 ± 11

SF-36 questionnaires were only completed by the SED group at Phase B. Data is presented as mean ± standard deviation

^aSignificant increase from Phase A

^bSignificant increase from Phase B

^cSignificant difference between SED and LEX groups