TABLE 2.
Menopausal and depressive symptoms at baseline (pre) and after the 3-week stretching program (post)
| Stretching group | Control group | Difference between groups | ||||
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pa | Effect sizeb | |
| Total SMI score (points) | 29.3 (17.5) | 15.7 (12.4) | 32.4 (19.4) | 32.2 (20.5) | 0.001 | −0.86 |
| Vasomotor symptoms | 11.0 (7.3) | 5.8 (5.4) | 11.6 (8.5) | 13.4 (10.0) | 0.003 | −0.78 |
| Physiologic symptoms | 11.1 (10.4) | 5.1 (5.1) | 12.4 (10.8) | 10.3 (8.4) | 0.008 | −0.48 |
| Somatic symptoms | 7.3 (4.2) | 4.9 (3.4) | 8.4 (4.0) | 8.5 (4.3) | 0.001 | −0.84 |
| SDS score (points) | 40.1 (8.6) | 35.8 (9.3) | 42.8 (7.4) | 41.6 (7.3) | 0.025 | −0.46 |
Values are mean (SD).
SDS, Self-Rating Depression Scale; SMI, Simplified Menopausal Index.
aP value by generalized linear models, adjusted for job strain score and initial values.
bEffect size by Cohen's d effect sizes calculated using the difference in change between both groups (stretching group and control group).