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. 2021 Nov 11;8(11):e29866. doi: 10.2196/29866

Table 2.

Pre to postintervention changes in each of the outcome measures defined by the gender and age categories.

Outcome measure Preintervention (week 1), mean (SD) Postintervention (week 12), mean (SD) Difference, mean (%) t test (df) 95% CI P value Effect size (Cohen d)
Mental health

Overall 69.4 (16.4) 77.9 (14.9) 8.5 (12) –13.306 (487) –9.72 to –7.22 <.001 0.54

Gender








Men 76.0 (14.4) 81.3 (16.2) 5.3 (7) –3.227 (107) –8.59 to –2.05 .002 0.35


Women 67.5a (16.5) 76.9 (14.4) 9.4 (14)a –14.197 (379) –10.69 to –8.09 <.001 0.61

Age category (years)


18-34 64.1 (16.6) 71.3 (17.8) 7.2 (11) –1.304 (105) –10.66 to –3.83 <.001 0.42


35-54 68.5 (15.3) 77.0 (14.1) 8.4 (12)b –9.695 (229) –10.13 to –6.71 <.001 0.57


55+ 74.3b,c (16.7) 83.7 (11.7) 9.5 (13)b –9.182 (151) –11.50 to –7.43 <.001 0.67
Vitality

Overall 57.6 (18.2) 86.2 (17.6) 10.5 (18) –14.018 (487) –12.01 to –9.06 <.001 0.59

Gender


Men 63.5 (16.7) 69.9 (19.9) 6.4 (10) –3.416 (107) –10.06 to –2.67 <.001 0.35


Women 55.9a (18.3) 67.7 (16.8) 11.8 (21)a –14.772 (379) –13.31 to –10.19 <.001 0.67

Age category (years)


18-34 53.9 (15.7) 63.0 (19.0) 9.1 (17) –4.737 (105) –12.96 to –5.31 <.001 0.53


35-54 55.6 (18.7) 66.6 (17.3) 11.1 (20)b –10.647 (229) –13.14 to –9.04 <.001 0.62


55+ 63.2b,c (17.8) 73.9 (15.4) 10.7 (17) –8.475 (151) –13.21 to –8.21 <.001 0.64
Depression

Overall 3.2 (3.3) 1.9 (2.6) –1.3 (–39) 10.575 (487) 1.02 to 1.49 <.001 0.43

Gender


Men 2.3 (3.0) 1.5 (2.7) –0.8 (–34) 3.464 (107) 0.34 to 1.26 .001 0.28


Women 3.4a (3.3) 2.0 (2.6) –1.4 (–40)a 10.121 (379) 1.12 to 1.66 <.001 0.47

Age category (years)


18-34 4.1 (3.5) 2.6 (3.3) –1.6 (–38) 5.675 (105) 1.03 to 2.14 <.001 0.47


35-54 3.1 (3.1) 2.0 (2.6) –1.1 (–35) 6.562 (229) 0.76 to 1.41 <.001 0.38


55+ 2.7b (3.2) 1.4 (1.9) –1.3 (–49) 6.095 (151) 0.88 to 1.72 <.001 0.50
Anxiety

Overall 2.1 (2.3) 1.3 (1.8) –0.8 (–38) 9.242 (487) 0.64 to 0.98 <.001 0.39

Gender


Men 1.5 (1.9) 0.9 (1.7) –0.6 (–42) 3.896 (107) 0.32 to 0.97 <.001 0.36


Women 2.3a (2.4) 1.5 (1.8) –0.9 (–35) 8.382 (379) 0.65 to 1.05 <.001 0.40

Age category (years)


18-34 2.8 (2.7) 1.6 (2.1) –1.2 (–42) 4.886 (105) 0.70 to 1.67 <.001 0.49


35-54 2.1b (2.2) 1.3 (1.9) –0.7 (–35) 6.574 (229) 0.51 to 0.94 <.001 0.35


55+ 1.8b (2.1) 1.1 (1.4) –0.7 (–39) 4.516 (151) 0.38 to 0.98 <.001 0.39
Stress

Overall 5.3 (3.4) 3.8 (3.1) –1.5 (–28) 11.313 (487) 1.24 to 1.76 <.001 0.47

Gender


Men 4.2 (2.8) 3.0 (3.2) –1.2 (–28) 4.270 (107) 0.63 to 1.73 <.001 0.39


Women 5.7a (3.4) 4.1 (3.0) –1.6 (–28) 10.554 (379) 1.30 to 1.89 <.001 0.50

Age category (years)


18-34 6.4 (3.6) 4.9 (3.8) –1.5 (–24) 4.812 (105) 0.90 to 2.17 <.001 0.42


35-54 5.5 (3.1) 4.1 (2.9) –1.4 (–26) 7.909 (229) 1.08 to 1.79 <.001 0.48


55+ 4.3b,c (3.4) 2.7 (2.3) –1.6 (–37) 6.477 (151) 1.09 to 2.04 <.001 0.55
Life satisfaction

Overall 23.4 (6.8) 25.8 (6.4) 2.4 (10) –11.991 (487) –2.85 to –2.04 <.001 0.37

Gender


Men 24.0 (6.5) 26.2 (6.0) 2.2 (9) –5.694 (107) –3.02 to –1.46 <.001 0.35


Women 23.2 (6.8) 25.7 (6.5) 2.5 (11) –10.562 (379) –2.97 to –2.04 <.001 0.38

Age category (years)


18-34 23.3 (7.2) 25.7 (6.7) 2.4 (10) –5.114 (105) –3.33 to –1.47 <.001 0.35


35-54 22.9 (7.0) 25.7 (6.6) 2.8 (12) –9.206 (229) –3.38 to –2.19 <.001 0.41


55+ 24.0 (6.2) 26.0 (5.9) 2.0 (8) –5.864 (151) –2.63 to –1.30 <.001 0.33

aSignificant gender difference.

bSignificant difference from the 18-34 age category.

cSignificant difference from the 35-54 age category.