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Table 3 Changes in primary and secondary outcomes

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

Variable

Studies (Number)

ES (Number)

Participants (Number)

\( \overline{\mathbf{x}} \) (95% CI)

Q( P )

I 2 (%)

95% PI

Primary

       

- Depressive symptoms (g)

29

35

2449

−0.42 (−0.58, −0.26)*

126.9 (<0.001)**

73.2

−1.23, 0.38

Secondary

       

- Body weight (kg)

3

3

226

−0.75 (−3.25, 1.74)

3.1 (0.21)

35.2

--

- BMI (kg.m2)

5

5

266

0.08 (−0.19, 0.36)

3.0 (0.55)

0

--

- Body fat (%)

3

3

121

−0.05 (−0.72, 0.62)

0.9 (0.65)

0

--

- Physical function (g)

21

26

1513

0.58 (0.46, 0.70)*

33.0 (0.13)

24.3

0.26, 0.90*

- Pain (g)

25

30

1971

−0.57 (−0.76, −0.38)*

119.6 (<0.001)**

75.7

−1.51, 0.36

- Quality-of-life (g)

18

21

1276

0.73 (0.53, 0.92)*

54.0 (<0.001)**

62.9

−0.03, 1.48

- Anxiety (g)

13

16

976

−0.63 (−0.86, −0.40)*

47.8 (<0.001)**

68.6

−1.49, 0.23

- VO2max (ml.kg.-1 min−1)

7

10

590

1.73 (0.87, 2.59)*

40. 9 (<0.001)**

78.0

−1.21, 4.67

- Upper body strength (g)

6

9

530

0.51 (0.31, 0.71)*

11.8 (0.16)

32.3

0.04, 0.98*

- Lower body strength (g)

9

10

584

0.83 (0.49, 1.12)*

32.1 (<0.001)**

72.0

−0.28, 1.95

- Balance (g)

3

3

147

0.49 (−0.21, 1.19)

8.1 (0.02)

75.5

--

  1. Boldfaced items indicate statistical significance. *statistically significant, non-overlapping 95% confidence intervals; **statistically significant (P ≤0.10). BMI, body mass index; ES, effect size; g, Hedges standardized mean difference, adjusted for small-sample bias; I 2 (%), I-squared; Q(P), Cochran’s Q statistic and alpha value for Q; VO2max, maximum oxygen consumption; \( \overline{x} \) (95% CI), mean and 95% confidence interval; 95% PI, 95% prediction intervals; --, insufficient data to calculate.