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. 2017 Dec 7;136(1):44–50. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2017.0174100917

Table 3: Scores on the Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire subscales.

SF-36 Group P* (Interaction effect) P (Time [T0 versus T16]) Cohen’s d
SMT (x-) 95% CI RT(x-) 95% CI Effect size post-intervention
Physical role functioning T0 51.4 43.22-59.58 38.3 31.70-44.90 0.034 0.001 0.14
T16 54.8 46.26-63.34 51.4 42.57-60.23
Physical functioning T0 32.8 19.57-46.03 30.5 16.62-44.38 0.726 < 0.001 0.16
T16 57.5 42.50-72.50 50.8 37.57-64.03
Bodily pain T0 50.4 40.41-60.39 48.0 38.81-57.19 0.886 0.060 0.18
T16 59.3 50.14-68.46 54.8 45.75-63.85
General health perceptions T0 55.8 48.23-63.37 59.8 51.36-68.24 0.425 0.098 -0.06
T16 60.8 53.88-67.72 62.0 54.57-69.43
Vitality T0 55.6 47.99-63.21 46.4 38.72-54.08 0.256 < 0.001 0.25
T16 64.5 58.41-70.59 60.3 53.13-67.47
Social role functioning T0 72.8 62.63-82.97 70.8 59.80-81.80 0.465 0.932 0.29
T16 74.0 65.78-82.22 67.3 57.89-76.71
Emotional role functioning T0 34.7 19.38-50.02 28.1 14.76-41.44 0.261 < 0.001 -0.08
T16 61.1 46.25-75.96 64.6 49.96-79.24
Mental health T0 65.2 57.63-72.77 60.5 52.86-68.14 0.399 0.006 0.52
T16 74.1 68.22-79.98 65.6 58.75-72.45

SMT = sensory-motor training; CI = confidence interval; RT = resistance training. *Analysis of variance (ANOVA) for repeated measurements; paired t test conducted to compare means. T0 = baseline; T16 = 16 weeks post-intervention.