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Table 1 Baseline summary data: demographic and outcome measures

From: Exploring the feasibility of a community-based strength training program for older people with depressive symptoms and its impact on depressive symptoms

Measure

Intervention Mean (SD)

Control Mean (SD)

All Mean (SD)

Significance (p)

Age (years)

75.25 (5.78)

74.30(5.72)

74.28 (5.87)

0.63

Gender

Frequency

Frequency

Frequency

 

Male

2

9

11

0.06

Female

12

9

21

 

GDS

12.64 (3.61)

12.22 (3.51)

12.41 (3.50)

0.88

CES-D

19.71 (6.40)

16.61 (6.22)

17.96 (6.39)

0.31

PGMS†*

8.77 (3.32)

9.23 (3.01)

9.03 (3.10)

0.69

HAP MAS

69.79 (7.64)

67.17 (9.99)

68.31(8.99)

0.12

HAP AAS

55.86(11.71) n = 14

51.61 (16.12) n = 18

53.47 (14.30) n = 32

0.07

WHO QOL DOM 1**

12.86 (3.27)

13.34 (2.48)

13.13 (2.81)

0.89

WHO QOL DOM 2**

13.19 (1.55)

12.86 (2.14)

13.00(1.88

0.19

WHO QOL DOM 3**

13.14 (3.08)

13.94 (3.94)

13.59 (3.55)

0.66

WHO QOL DOM 4**

14.89 (1.91)

15.62 (2.34)

15.30 (2.16)

0.46

Self Efficacy

16.21 (4.90)

15.88 (4.01)

16.03 (4.35)

0.35

PASE

145.03 (68.11)

111.25 (67.21)

126.03 (68.65)

0.06

  1. * N = 30 (13 intervention, 17 controls)
  2. ** The four WHO-QOL domains are: physical (DOM 1), psychological (DOM 2), social (DOM 3) and environmental health (DOM 4)
  3. † denotes a lower score is better