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Table 6 Results for high intensity exercise vs low intensity exercise

From: Exercise in the treatment of clinical anxiety in general practice – a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

Mean (SD)

Total

Mean (SD)

Total

Std Mean Difference

Outcome

Broman-Fulks,2004 [43]

25.03 (9.71)

29

28.56 (6.01)

25

−0.42(−0.96,0.12)

High intensity exercise led to more rapid reductions in anxiety sensitivity than low intensity exercise

Sexton, 1989 [44]

41.2 (11.3)

17

46.2 (12.0)

23

−0.42(−1.05,0.22)

Both jogging and walking led to a reduction in anxiety. Jogging led to a greater reduction than walking but this was not statistically significant.

Steptoe, 1989 [45]

42.3 (11.5)

17

46.5 (9.1)

16

−0.39 [−1.08, 0.30]

The moderate exercise led to greater reductions in anxiety than the low intensity attention placebo group.

Gaudlitz, 2015 [46]

11.9 (7.1)

24

14.3 (9.4)

23

−0.29 [− 0.86, 0.29]

Higher Intensity Exercise and Low Intensity exercise both led to a reduction in anxiety scores. There was further improvement of anxiety over time with a medium-sized effect in the endurance training group, but not in the control group.

Martinsen et al 1989 [42]

 

36

 

43

 

At the end of the study both groups had achieved significant reductions in scores compared with admission values The differences between groups were small and not statistically significant P > 0.1