3.3. Comparison of SF-36v2 Scores of the Two Groups
No baseline differences in SF-36v2 scores were ap- parent between intervention and control groups. At four months after childbirth, there was no significant differ- ence in the PCS of SF-36v2 score between the two groups. ANCOVA analyses identified the exercise group improved significantly more than the control group in two of the eight subscales within the SF-36v2 score: the Physical Functioning (PF) domain (p = 0.018) and the Vitality (VT) domain (p = 0.016). The MCS summary score and other subscales showed no significant differ- ence due to the exercise intervention (Table 2).