Table 4 Differences in SF-36 scores after 24 weeks of intervention with two different exercise Modalities.

From: The effect of different exercise modalities on older adults’ quality of life: an assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial

SF-36 scores

Aerobic exercise group(mean ± SD)

Resistance training group(mean ± SD)

p

Effect size (r)

Total score

82.7 ± 10.5

78.0 ± 14.6

  

PCS

79.2 ± 14.7

76.3 ± 16.4

  

MCS

86.3 ± 8.6

79.6 ± 14.1

*

0.278

PF

89.6 ± 8.4

77.7 ± 15.1

**

0.433

RP

83.7 ± 25.4

80.8 ± 37.0

  

BP

75.8 ± 21.9

78.5 ± 17.4

  

GH

67.6 ± 15.5

68.5 ± 18.1

  

VT

80.2 ± 10.3

79.4 ± 13.1

  

SF

95.2 ± 9.4

88.9 ± 14.3

  

RE

91.0 ± 22.2

82.1 ± 34.3

  

MH

78.6 ± 12.7

68.2 ± 17.0

*

0.325

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001.