Table 2. Mean (s.d.) improvement (difference from baseline) in score on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression.
Follow-up | Medication-only group | Medication-and-exercise group | t | d.f. | P |
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6 weeks | 2.6 (5.3) | 4.1 (3.4) | 1.17 | 46 | >0.05 |
12 weeks | 2.3 (5.2) | 5.0 (3.4) | 2.10 | 45 | 0.04 |
18 weeks | 3.0 (6.5) | 5.6 (5.1) | 1.45 | 42 | >0.05 |
24 weeks | 1.0 (7.0) | 5.6 (5.4) | 2.42 | 41 | 0.02 |