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Table 2 Initial physical characteristics of participants

From: Effects of exercise on depression in adults with arthritis: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

 

Exercise

Control

Variable

Groups (Number)

\( \overline{\boldsymbol{x}}\pm SD \)

Mdn

Range

Groups (Number)

\( \overline{\boldsymbol{x}}\pm SD \)

Mdn

Range

Age (yrs)

33

52.4 ± 9.7

51

35 - 71

28

52.2 ± 9.6

51

36 – 70

Height (cm)

7

160.3 ± 2.9

161

157 - 165

6

160.9 ± 2.0

161

158 – 164

Body weight (kg)

9

70.1 ± 4.9

69

63 - 77

8

71.4 ± 4.0

72

64 – 76

BMI (kg.m2)

15

28.8 ± 2.5

29

24 - 34

13

28.6 ± 2.9

29

25 – 32

Body fat (%)

3

34.9 ± 0.8

35

34 – 35

3

35.1 ± 2.9

36

32 – 38

Symptom duration (yrs)

14

12.2 ± 5.2

11

5 – 24

13

11.7 ± 4.2

10

5 – 19

Diagnosis (yrs)

10

5.5 ± 2.5

5

3 - 10

8

6.2 ± 2.8

6

3 - 11

  1. Groups, number of groups in which data were available. BMI, body mass index; Mdn, median; \( \overline{x}\pm SD \), mean ± standard deviation; yrs, years.