Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training on Chinese Population with Mild to Moderate Depression in Hong Kong

Table 2

Means and SD for clinical outcomes by group at baseline and program end.

	Exercise group (𝑛=26)		Control group (𝑛=26)		𝑃 value; (between-group)	95% CI; (between-group)
	Baseline	Program end	Baseline	Program end
MADRS	19.23±10.48	9.15±7.27	18.77±10.14	14.08±9.04
Mean change	10.08±9.41		4.69±7.33		0.26	−10.08 to −0.69
𝑃 value	0.000		0.003
BDI	26.15±10.63	17.65±11.15	30.54±11.67	26.46±15.05
Mean change	8.50±11.36		4.08±9.14		0.13	−10.18 to 1.32
𝑃 value	0.001		0.032
Sit-and-reach distance (cm)	17.22±10.2	21.62±7.89	16.45±10.59	17.25±11.11
Mean change	4.4±6.13		0.8±4.71		0.02	0.55 to 6.64
𝑃 value	0.001		0.87
Handgrip strength (kg)	34.10±18.70	34.41±17.24	28.06±18.12	29.12±16.96
Mean change	0.31±7.02		1.06±7.51		0.71	−4.8 to 3.3
𝑃 value	0.82		0.48

BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; MADRS: Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale; CI: confidence interval.