Table 1. Depressive symptoms and body composition parameters of pre- and post-intervention.
Variables Control (n=12) Exercise (n=13) F P value
Pre-test Post-test Pre-test Post-test
SGDS-K (scores) 8.7±0.7 6.5±1.1 8.6±0.8 8.8±1.3 0.386
0.033
36.395		 a
b
c		 0.541
0.858
<0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 27.0±2.1 26.7±2.3 26.1±3.2 25.8±3.2 0.742
7.534
0.030		 a
b
c		 0.398
0.012
0.863
Body fat (%) 42.0±6.0 41.9±6.6 41.1±6.1 39.5±7.0 0.377
10.457
6.122		 a
b
c		 0.545
0.004
0.021
LBM (kg) 17.3±1.7 16.4±2.2 17.9±2.1 18.3±1.8 2.522
0.477
5.662		 a
b
c		 0.126
0.497
0.026
WC (cm) 95.3±5.8 95.0±7.1 94.7±8.4 91.7±9.3 0.498
6.606
4.330		 a
b
c		 0.488
0.017
0.049
SGDS-K: the Korean version of the short form of the geriatric depression scale. BMI: body mass index; LBM: lean body mass; WC: waist circumference. a: group, b: time, c: group × time