Table 2.
Mean (SD) WHO-5 and DASS-9 scores for positive, negative and no change in exercise behaviours. Mean difference (± 95% CI) reported when comparing no change and positive exercise behaviour with negative change in exercise behavior.
| Negative change | No change |
Positive change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x (SD) | x (SD) | Mean difference compared to negative change (95% CI) | x (SD) | Mean difference compared negative change (95% CI) | |
| WHO-5 score | 40.52 (19.97)a | 58.48 (20.45) | 16.2 (15.0, 17.3) | 55.53 (19.54) | 14.3 (12.9, 15.8) |
| DASS-9 | |||||
| Depression | 3.65 (2.39)b | 2.09 (1.89) | −1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) | 2.22 (1.94) | −1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Anxiety | 1.24 (1.85)b | 0.65 (1.30) | −0.5 (-0.5, -0.4) | 0.84 (1.44) | −0.3 (-0.4, -0.2) |
| Stress | 3.03 (2.21)b | 2.13 (1.85) | −0.7 (-0.8, -0.5) | 2.26 (1.92) | −0.7 (-0.8, -0.5) |
a
Significantly lower than either positive or no change in exercise behaviour (p < 0.001).
b
Significantly higher than positive or no change in exercise behaviour (p < 0001).