The effect of regular aerobic exercise on sleep quality and fatigue among female student dormitory residents

Table 3 Effect of the Aerobic exercise intervention on fatigue as measured by the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory questionnaire

Variable	Groups	Baseline		4 weeks of Intervention		8 weeks of Intervention		Friedman
Variable	Groups	Mean ± SD	p-value*	mean ± SD	p-value*	mean ± SD	p-value*	p-value**
General fatigue	Experimental	12.68 ± 0.93	0.49	10.12 ± 1.60	< 0.001	8.59 ± 1.62	< 0.001	< 0.001
General fatigue	Control	12.54 ± 0.61	0.49	12.14 ± 1.19	< 0.001	12.17 ± 0.74	< 0.001	0.1
Physical fatigue	Experimental	12.46 ± 0.91	0.66	9.84 ± 1.54	< 0.001	8.25 ± 1.68	< 0.001	< 0.001
Physical fatigue	Control	12.37 ± 0.73	0.66	15.97 ± 1.11	< 0.001	12.08 ± 0.70	< 0.001	0.13
Mental fatigue	Experimental	12.37 ± 0.94	0.37	9.68 ± 1.59	< 0.001	8.09 ± 1.69	< 0.001	< 0.001
Mental fatigue	Control	12.17 ± 0.74	0.37	11.82 ± 1.20	< 0.001	11.74 ± 0.74	< 0.001	0.09
Reduced activity	Experimental	12.25 ± 0.95	0.17	9.18 ± 2.32	< 0.001	7.90 ± 1.71	< 0.001	< 0.001
Reduced activity	Control	11.94 ± 0.63	0.17	11.60 ± 1.21	< 0.001	11.54 ± 0.70	< 0.001	0.04
Reduced motivation	Experimental	11.96 ± 0.86	0.49	9.28 ± 1.54	< 0.001	7.46 ± 1.79	< 0.001	< 0.001
Reduced motivation	Control	11.80 ± 0.58	0.49	11.37 ± 1.16	< 0.001	11.54 ± 0.70	< 0.001	0.06
Global MFI score	Experimental	61.87 ± 4.38	0.27	48.40 ± 7.77	< 0.001	40.62 ± 8.27	< 0.001	< 0.001
Global MFI score	Control	60.85 ± 2.86	0.27	48.40 ± 7.77	< 0.001	58.91 ± 3.35	< 0.001	0.007

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