Table 2 Comparison between cancer survivors exercise group and cancer survivors control group in the quality of life variables of the SF36 questionnaire from baseline to nine months of combined training

General health perception

84.9 ± 10.8

84.9 ± 10.8

96.4 ± 4.7*^a,b

83.8 ± 9.2

83.8 ± 9.2

87.3 ± 10.3

< 0.001

0.18

0.01

1.14

Physical health

75.8 ± 13.4

87.5 ± 12.7*^a

93.9 ± 8.8*^a

73.9 ± 11.5

70.8 ± 14.8

75.2 ± 12.6

< 0001

0.001

< 0.001

1.72

Physical functioning

77.8 ± 14.5

97.2 ± 8.08*^a

98.6 ± 5.8*^a

79.2 ± 12.8

84.7 ± 19.4

83.3 ± 14.8

< 0001

0.009

0.008

1.32

Emocional health

75.9 ± 27.6

81.6 ± 16.9

96.3 ± 10.7

68.6 ± 31.2

72.2 ± 23.5

77.9 ± 19.7

0.008

0.04

0.41

1.16

Social functioning

79.2 ± 14.9

95.8 ± 7.6^a

96.7 ± 7.6^*a

79.9 ± 11.1

87.1 ± 10.2

81.7 ± 17.7

< 0.001

0.005

0.02

1.10

Bodily pain

65.1 ± 12.6

86.9 ± 20.5*^a

91.3 ± 11.8*^a

61.1 ± 17.9

65.6 ± 22.1

56.1 ± 13.6

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

2.76

Vitality

80.6 ± 6.8

90.0 ± 10.4*^a

92.8 ± 14.5*^a

80.3 ± 6.5

78.6 ± 13.9

69.7 ± 15.8^a,b

0.18

0.001

< 0.001

1.52

Mental health

84.6 ± 8.5

92.9 ± 9.5

85.6 ± 13.3

79.9 ± 8.6

82.2 ± 10.0

77.3 ± 8.4

0.006

0.002

0.31

0.75