Table 4.

Correlations between EBBS scores and measures of fitness, depression, emotion, age, and obesity at (a) baseline and (b) after 20 weeks of lifestyle intervention

a) Week 0	CES-D	VO2peak	PCOSQ Emotion	PCOSQ Infertility Problems	BMI	Age
EBBS	r = −0.31***	r = 0.45*
Benefits		r = 0.41*
Physical performance		r = 0.33***		r = 0.32***
Psychological outlook		r = 0.50*			r = −0.36**
Social interaction	r = −0.35**
Barriers	r = 0.45*	r = −0.32***
Exercise milieu	r = 0.40*		r = −0.36**
Family discouragement		r = −0.46*				r = 0.41*
b) Changes Week 20-Week 0	CES-D	Weight	PCOSQ Emotion	PCOSQ Infertility Problems	PCOSQ Weight	PCOSQ Menstrual Problems
EBBS	r = −0.46*		r = 0.33***
Benefits	r = −0.32***
Life enhancement		r = −0.49*
Barriers	r = 0.49*	r = 0.34**	r = −0.57*	r = −0.31***	r = −0.41*
Exercise milieu			r = −0.52*		r = −0.40*	r = −0.34***
Time expenditure	r = 0.60*		r = −0.63*
Physical exertion		r = 0.50*

BMI body mass index, CES-D centre for epidemiologic studies depression scale, EBBS exercise benefits/barriers scale, PCOSQ polycystic ovary syndrome questionnaire, VO ₂ peak peak oxygen consumption

*P ≤ 0.008; **P ≤ 0.02, ***P < 0.05