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