Table 3.
The participants’ Profile of Moods Status second edition (POMS2) scores.
| Placebo n = 30 |
Cacao n = 30 |
p vs. Placebo |
p vs. Week 0 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo | Cacao | |||||||
| AH | Week 0 | 51.0 | (45.5–65.5) | 50.0 | (40.0–52.0) | 0.0622 | – | – |
| Week 8 | 47.0 | (43.5–52.8) * | 43.0 | (40.0–50.0) | 0.0917 | 0.0046 | 0.0789 | |
| Δ | −5.0 | (−12.0 to 1.5) | −1.0 | (−7.0 to 0.0) | 0.2439 | – | – | |
| CB | Week 0 | 52.0 | (46.0–60.5) | 50.0 | (46.0–58.5) | 0.4853 | – | – |
| Week 8 | 46.0 | (40.8–50.5) * | 41.5 | (40.0–50.5) * | 0.1683 | 0.0004 | 0.0007 | |
| Δ | −3.0 | (−15.3 to 0.0) | −5.0 | (−9.0 to 0.0) | 0.8938 | – | – | |
| DD | Week 0 | 50.0 | (43.0–57.3) | 46.5 | (41.0–54.0) | 0.2520 | – | – |
| Week 8 | 46.0 | (42.3–52.5) * | 43.0 | (41.0–46.8) #,* | 0.0459 | 0.0135 | 0.0017 | |
| Δ | −2.0 | (−9.0 to 0.0) | −1.0 | (−8.5 to 0.0) | 0.7343 | – | – | |
| FI | Week 0 | 54.0 | (47.0–60.0) | 50.5 | (45.0–57.5) | 0.2658 | – | – |
| Week 8 | 45.0 | (43.0–49.0) * | 42.0 | (37.0–46.0) #,* | 0.0108 | 0.0001 | 0.0000 | |
| Δ | −6.0 | (−9.8 to −0.5) | −6.0 | (−10.8 to −2.0) | 0.8067 | – | – | |
| TA | Week 0 | 52.0 | (44.8 to 61.0) | 48.0 | (42.3 to 54.0) | 0.0719 | – | – |
| Week 8 | 49.0 | (42.0–52.0) * | 44.0 | (39.5–48.8) #,* | 0.0184 | 0.0042 | 0.0006 | |
| Δ | −5.0 | (−9.8 to 1.5) | −5.0 | (−7.0 to 0.0) | 0.7777 | – | – | |
| VA | Week 0 | 43.5 | (38.5–47.8) | 44.0 | (38.0–50.0) | 0.7895 | – | – |
| Week 8 | 46.0 | (43.0–54.0) * | 50.5 | (45.0–57.0) * | 0.2534 | 0.0104 | 0.0000 | |
| Δ | 2.5 | (0.0–8.5) | 7.0 | (2.3–11.8) # | 0.0422 | |||
| F | Week 0 | 44.0 | (41.0–49.0) | 46.0 | (38.5–57.5) | 0.3280 | – | – |
| Week 8 | 49.0 | (44.3–52.8) * | 51.0 | (46.0–58.0) * | 0.2950 | 0.0015 | 0.0393 | |
| Δ | 4.0 | (0.0–8.0) | 3.0 | (0.0–8.0) | 0.4704 | – | – | |
| TMD | Week 0 | 52.5 | (47.5–63.0) | 51.0 | (45.5–54.8) | 0.1167 | – | – |
| Week 8 | 47.5 | (42.3–50.0) * | 42.0 | (39.0–47.0) #,* | 0.0141 | 0.0001 | 0.0000 | |
| Δ | −4.5 | (−9.8 to −0.3) | −6.0 | (−9.8 to −2.0) | 0.4723 | – | – | |
Values are median and interquartile ranges (25th–75th). # p < 0.05 vs. placebo. * p < 0.05 vs. Week 0. p-values less than 0.05 are highlighted in bold. Δ: the change from Week 0, AH: Anger-Hostility, CB: Confusion-Bewilderment, DD: Depression-Dejection, FI: Fatigue-Inertia, TA: Tension-Anxiety, VA: Vigor-Activity, F: Friendliness, TMD: Total Mood Disturbance.