Table 3 Group means and standard deviations on domain-specific cognitive functions and global cognitive function, in the aerobic training group and the control group before and after the intervention
Variable | Aerobic training group (n = 24) | Control group (n = 32) | Group x Time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | F | p-value | ηp 2 | |
Global cognitive function | F(1,54) = 2.62 | 0.11 | 0.05 | ||||
Domain-specific cognitive function | |||||||
Executive function | F(1,54) = 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.01 | ||||
Letter memory running span | 2.52 (1.89) | 1.97 (1.61) | 2.40 (1.89) | 2.65 (1.61) | |||
3-back | 20.22 (7.10) | 23.64 (6.62) | 23.56 (7.10) | 25.54 (6.62) | |||
Inhibition cost | 30.72 (11.63) | 28.66 (9.08) | 27.49 (11.62) | 23.48 (9.08) | |||
Shift Cost | 50.74 (22.98) | 42.52 (20.44) | 43.39 (22.97) | 38.23 (20.44) | |||
Working memory | F(1,54) = 1.80 | 0.18 | 0.03 | ||||
Digit Span Forwards | 6.74 (2.01) | 6.72 (1.96) | 7.42 (2.01) | 7.18 (1.96) | |||
Digit Span Backwards | 6.26 (1.84) | 6.42 (1.82) | 6.15 (1.84) | 6.63 (1.82) | |||
Letter-number sequencing | 9.38 (2.22) | 10.31 (2.51) | 10.65 (2.22) | 10.36 (2.50) | |||
Episodic memory | F(1,54) = 6.11 | 0.02 | 0.10 | ||||
Recall of concrete nouns | 50.25 (8.66) | 55.79 (9.52) | 54.13 (8.65) | 53.52 (9.52) | |||
Perceptual speed | F(1,54) = 1.77 | 0.19 | 0.03 | ||||
Digit symbol | 50.26 (11.18) | 56.22 (12.19) | 55.71 (11.18) | 59.62 (12.19) | |||
Reasoning ability | F(1,54) = 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.01 | ||||
Raven’s matrices | 7.46 (2.34) | 6.72 (2.37) | 7.47 (2.34) | 6.27 (2.36) | |||