Table 3.
Comparison of Eriksen flanker test congruent N2/P3b component of EXGa and AEGb.
| Variable and effects | Group | Preintervention, mean (SD) | Postintervention, mean (SD) | P valuec,d (η2p) | 95% CI | P value (η2p) | |
| N2 amplitude (μV) | |||||||
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Fze | EXG | –0.24 (1.15) | –0.97 (1.35) | 0.016c (0.582) | 0.162 to 1.295 | 0.182 (0.079) |
| Fz | AEG | –0.90 (1.59) | –0.91 (1.08) | 0.990c (0.007) | –1.067 to 1.080 | 0.182 (0.079) | |
| Czf | EXG | –0.61 (1.27) | –1.24 (1.09) | 0.027c (0.532) | 0.083 to 1.171 | 0.428 (0.029) | |
| Cz | AEG | –1.03 (1.18) | –1.23 (1.23) | 0.693c (0.166) | –0.900 to 1.302 | 0.428 (0.029) | |
| Pzg | EXG | –0.75 (1.21) | –1.24 (1.10) | 0.045c (0.424) | 0.014 to 0.977 | 0.216 (0.069) | |
| Pz | AEG | –1.36 (1.20) | –1.15 (1.14) | 0.708c (0.179) | –1.420 to 1.001 | 0.216 (0.069) | |
| N2 latency (ms) | |||||||
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Fz | EXG | 319.2 (49.6) | 290.3 (55.2) | 0.176d (0.551) | –15.259 to 73.059 | 0.207 (0.071) |
| Fz | AEG | 327.5 (36.4) | 327.3 (36.3) | 0.655d (0.004) | –0.225 to 0.516 | 0.207 (0.071) | |
| Cz | EXG | 336.0 (24.9) | 303.5 (49.0) | 0.044d (0.836) | 3.175 to 61.779 | 0.049 (0.163) | |
| Cz | AEG | 336.0 (17.5) | 335.6 (27.1) | 0.655d (0.015) | –11.990 to 12.633 | 0.049 (0.163) | |
| Pz | EXG | 329.1 (33.5) | 313.1 (42.2) | 0.141d (0.419) | –4.821 to 36.698 | 0.082 (0.131) | |
| Pz | AEG | 331.4 (29.3) | 335.6 (27.1) | 0.317d (0.151) | –13.764 to 5.236 | 0.082 (0.131) | |
| P3b amplitude (μV) | |||||||
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Fz | EXG | 1.06 (1.16) | 2.40 (1.93) | 0.033d (0.842) | –2.525 to –0.173 | 0.018 (0.229) |
| Fz | AEG | 1.27 (1.19) | 0.97 (0.94) | 0.594d (0.940) | –0.339 to 0.941 | 0.018 (0.229) | |
| Cz | EXG | 0.68 (1.23) | 1.88 (1.85) | 0.044c (0.764) | –2.375 to –0.391 | 0.023 (0.213) | |
| Cz | AEG | 1.54 (1.81) | 0.88 (0.98) | 0.248c (0.453) | –0.538 to 1.859 | 0.023 (0.213) | |
| Pz | EXG | 0.52 (1.05) | 1.25 (1.24) | 0.084c (0.870) | –1.586 to 0.116 | 0.049 (0.164) | |
| Pz | AEG | 1.31 (1.55) | 0.83 (1.02) | 0.299c (0.366) | –0.504 to 1.480 | 0.049 (0.164) | |
| P3b latency (ms) | |||||||
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Fz | EXG | 496.5 (82.2) | 493.2 (72.4) | 1.000d (0.042) | –23.478 to 29.986 | 0.869 (0.001) |
| Fz | AEG | 488.7 (88.1) | 487.8 (85.0) | 0.833d (0.010) | –11.088 to 12.852 | 0.869 (0.001) | |
| Cz | EXG | 502.5 (83.7) | 514.5 (80.1) | 0.413c (0.148) | –43.131 to 18.946 | 0.488 (0.022) | |
| Cz | AEG | 503.0 (72.7) | 502.3 (81.0) | 0.947c (0.009) | –22.002 to 23.402 | 0.488 (0.022) | |
| Pz | EXG | 504.8 (105.0) | 527.5 (85.8) | 0.270c (0.236) | –65.169 to 19.954 | 0.130 (0.101) | |
| Pz | AEG | 507.5 (75.7) | 492.3 (93.0) | 0.238c (0.179) | –11.800 to 42.200 | 0.130 (0.101) | |
aEXG: exergame group.
bAEG: aerobic exercise group.
cPaired t test P value.
dWilcoxon signed-rank test P value.
eFz: frontal.
fCz: central.
gPz: parietal.