Twenty-five years of research on the effects of exercise training in breast cancer survivors: A systematic review of the literature

Table 1 1989-1999 study results summary

Measure	No. of studies	N	Baseline		Post-intervention		Change		P
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	95%CI
Cardiorespiratory function
Bike VO2peak (L/min)
Exercise	1	45	1.02	-	1.45	-	0.43	-	-
Control	0
12-min walk test (m)
Exercise	2	25	1123.7	7.1	1216.7	42.3	93.1	-632	0.166
Control	2	16	1052.6	76.2	965.5	30.1	-87.1	-2476	0.536
Body composition
Body mass (kg)
Exercise	1	22	66.57		-		-
Control	1	24	62.16		-		-
Body fat (%)
Exercise	1	12	-		-		-0.51
Control	1	12	-		-		2.19
Lean body mass (kg)
Exercise	1	12	-		-		2.04
Control	1	12	-		-		-1.26
Quality of life
QOL Index, 0–100
Exercise	1	27	61.4	-	56.8	-	-4.60	-	-
Control	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fatigue
SympASF, 0-100
Exercise	2	31	12.5	2.1	22.0	5.7	9.50	-63.5	0.164
Control	2	29	19.5	7.8	41.5	5.0	22	-50.8	0.058
Depression
SymptASD, 0-100
Exercise	2	31	11.5	6.4	11.5	2.1	0.00	-76.2	1.000
Control	2	29	9.5	2.1	14.5	9.1	5.00	-127	0.500

Lower scores reflect lower fatigue and lower depression. VO_2peak: Peak oxygen uptake; QOL: Quality of life; SympASF: Symptom Assessment Scale-Fatigue; SymptASD: Symptom assessment Scale-Depression.