Tab. III.
The results of physical and mental components of health (SF-36) in the Nordic walking and control groups
| Dependent variables | Nordic walking group | Control group | p value from ANOVA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First measurement | Second measurement | First measurement | Second measurement | Main effect | Interaction | ||
| Group | Measurement | ||||||
| Physical functioning | 80.2 ± 13.2 | 85.9 ± 11.5 | 81.4 ± 15.7 | 81.3 ± 15.7 | 0.572 | *** | *** |
| Role limitations due to physical health | 68.1 ± 40.2 | 72.1 ± 36.1 | 75.6 ± 38.1 | 77.4 ± 38.6 | 0.433 | 0.133 | 0.554 |
| Pain | 61.2 ± 22.5 | 64.5 ± 21.9 | 63.3 ± 19.0 | 62.3 ± 17.5 | 0.937 | 0.648 | 0.196 |
| General health | 48.4 ± 17.7 | 52.6 ± 18.4 | 49.7 ± 18.6 | 51.6 ± 20.6 | 0.967 | ** | 0.231 |
| Physical health component | 64.5 ± 20.9 | 68.8 ± 19.7 | 68.7 ± 16.2 | 68.2 ± 16.5 | 0.648 | * | ** |
| Role limitations due to emotional problems | 63.6 ± 43.3 | 77.7 ± 37.6 | 82.5 ± 33.9 | 84.1 ± 33.1 | 0.102 | ** | * |
| Energy/fatigue | 48.4 ± 23.2 | 59.3 ± 23.3 | 56.8 ± 14.3 | 55.6 ± 15.1 | 0.558 | *** | *** |
| Emotional well-being | 55.1 ± 24.9 | 65.2 ± 20.1 | 61.0 ± 14.6 | 61.1 ± 15.7 | 0.828 | *** | *** |
| Social functioning | 71.4 ± 20.5 | 72.4 ± 19.1 | 73.3 ± 17.4 | 71.2 ± 17.1 | 0.937 | 0.648 | 0.196 |
| Mental health component | 59.6 ± 25.2 | 68.6 ± 23.1 | 68.0 ± 15.3 | 67.7 ± 14.4 | 0.385 | *** | *** |
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.01
***
p < 0.001