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Table 1 Summary of scores for each group by time point expressed as medians and inter-quartile ranges

From: The effects of exercise on pain, fatigue, insomnia, and health perceptions in patients with operable advanced stage rectal cancer prior to surgery: a pilot trial

 

Pain

Fatigue

Insomnia

Physical health

Mental health

Baseline

 Control (n = 11)

0 (0,33.0)

11.0 (11.1,44.0)

0 (0,33.0)

52.8 (32.8,64.4)

59.0 (53.3,63.4)

 Intervention (n = 24)

16.7 (0,33.3)

27.5 (11.0,50.3)

33.3 (0,67.0)

53.1 (33.5,63.1)

56.0 (51.3,63.4)

 Total (n = 35)

17.0 (0,33.0)

22.0 (11.0,44.0)

33.0 (0,67.0)

52.8 (33.0,63.4)

56.8 (51.8,63.4)

Pre-exercise intervention

 Control (n = 10)

33.0 (29.0,62.5)

33.0 (19.3,49.8)

33.0 (0,42.5)

29.6 (24.4,34.7)

52.0 (43.3,61.3)

 Intervention (n = 23)

33.0 (17.0,50.0)

33.0 (22.0,67.0)

33.0 (33.0,67.0)

39.2 (26.6,55.2)

57.0 (51.3,62.4)

 Total (n = 33)

33.0 (17.0,50.0)

33.0 (22.0,67.0)

33.0 (16.5,67.0)

36.4 (26.4,53.3)

55.0 (50.3,61.7)

Post-exercise intervention

 Control (n = 10)

8.5 (0,41.5)

22.0 (0,35.8)

0 (0,49.8)

56.8 (30.7,64.1)

55.1 (51.2,58.6)

 Intervention (n = 22)

8.5 (0,37.3)

22.0 (11.0,33.0)

33.0 (0,67.0)

57.3 (37.3,63.1)

56.1 (53.5,60.7)

 Total (n = 32)

8.5 (0,33.0)

22.0 (2.3,33.0)

16.5 (0,67.0)

57.3 (37.1,63.3)

55.5 (53.0,59.5)