Table 3.
Changes in Vienna test variables in motor performance series between red ginseng and placebo groups during the 2-week trial
| MPS | Red ginseng | Placebo | Wilks Λ | p-value | |||
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| Right | Aiming error | 0.75 (1.17) | 1.50 (2.73) | 0.86 (0.90) | 0.57 (0.54) | 0.930 | 0.339 |
| Aiming H | 20.1 (0.4) | 20.3 (0.5) | 19.6 (0.8) | 20.0 (0.0) | 0.950 | 0.425 | |
| Aiming T | 6.57 (1.00) | 6.83 (1.04) | 6.41 (0.73) | 6.18 (0.75) | 0.855 | 0.161 | |
| Insertion long pins T | 37.2 (2.1) | 36.8 (4.2) | 40.6 (4.0) | 39.3 (3.9) | 0.988 | 0.698 | |
| Steadiness error | 1.00 (2.07) | 1.25 (1.04) | 3.71 (6.02) | 0.71 (1.11) | 0.874 | 0.194 | |
| Line tracking error | 18.0 (8.6) | 13.3 (6.0) | 18.9 (6.2) | 14.1 (5.7) | 1.0 | 0.993 | |
| Line tracking T | 27.6 (11.3) | 26.5 (8.9)5 | 26.3 (7.0) | 25.1 (13.5) | 1.0 | 0.984 | |
| Tapping H | 227.9 (23.4) | 225.5 (17.1) | 180.1 (37.7) | 191.6 (13.8) | 0.93 | 0.341 | |
| Inserting short pins T | 45.2 (5.9) | 47.3 (4.3) | 45.8 (5.4) | 52.4 (10.4) | 0.84 | 0.214 | |
| Left | Aiming error | 4.88 (5.22) | 3.00 (3.34) | 2.86 (2.27) | 4.14 (2.12) | 0.854 | 0.160 |
| Aiming H | 20.6 (1.5) | 20.1 (1.1) | 19.9 (0.4) | 19.7 (1.1) | 0.987 | 0.689 | |
| Aiming T | 9.59 (2.47) | 9.16 (1.65) | 8.18 (1.38) | 8.02 (1.93) | 0.992 | 0.758 | |
| Inserting long pins T | 44.1 (4.9) | 42.6 (6.2) | 43.4 (2.6) | 41.8 (5.0) | 1.0 | 0.963 | |
| Steadiness error | 1.38 (2.50) | 5.75 (9.30) | 0.71 (1.25) | 1.00 (1.92) | 0.862 | 0.173 | |
| Line tracking error | 26.4 (8.9) | 27.0 (5.3) | 28.4 (7.8) | 27.0 (5.3) | 0.983 | 0.643 | |
| Line tracking T | 26.3 (8.5) | 24.0 (6.5) | 24.8 (8.4) | 25.5 (12.8) | 0.953 | 0.436 | |
| Tapping H | 178.8 (28.6) | 175.8 (29.6) | 169.6 (33.8) | 182.3 (24.3) | 0.897 | 0.242 | |
| Inserting short pins T | 53.0 (11.3) | 55.0 (6.6) | 54.0 (5.4) | 51.3 (6.3) | 0.919 | 0.302 | |
| Both | Steadiness error (R) | 2.13 (4.85) | 0.88 (2.48) | 0.00 (0.00) | 3.57 (7.76) | 0.868 | 0.183 |
| Steadiness error (L) | 0.75 (1.17) | 0.63 (0.92) | 6.14 (15.4) | 2.86 (4.18) | 0.976 | 0.582 | |
| Inserting long pins T (R) | 57.5 (7.8) | 55.9 (6.0) | 62.0 (12.0) | 57.4 (6.1) | 0.962 | 0.487 | |
| Inserting long pins T (L) | 58.6 (8.9) | 56.5 (7.5) | 62.8 (11.7) | 58.5 (5.9) | 0.982 | 0.630 | |
| Aiming error (R) | 3.00 (2.93) | 2.13 (2.03) | 1.14 (1.68) | 1.00 (1.16) | 0.961 | 0.482 | |
| Aiming H (R) | 21.3 (1.0) | 20.3 (1.7) | 20.1 (1.2) | 20.0 (0.6) | 0.931 | 0.343 | |
| Aiming T (R) | 12.4 (3.8) | 12.3 (4.8) | 10.3 (1.5) | 9.8 (1.5) | 0.991 | 0.732 | |
| Aiming H (L) | 23.0 (4.9) | 20.9 (2.9) | 19.7 (1.6) | 18.3 (2.4) | 0.979 | 0.602 | |
| Aiming T (L) | 12.3 (3.6) | 13.0 (5.5) | 10.4 (1.6) | 9.8(1.6) | 0.925 | 0.324 | |
| Tapping H (R) | 188.1 (36.3) | 191.9 (33.1) | 172.4 (36.2) | 178.9 (27.5) | 0.991 | 0.734 | |
| Tapping H (L) | 174.9 (40.3) | 168.9 (22.9) | 173.7 (23.9) | 163.6 (32.6) | 0.985 | 0.668 | |
| Inserting short pins T (R) | 68.7 (15.8) | 66.9 (9.8) | 71.3 (11.9) | 75.2 (15.0) | 0.957 | 0.458 | |
| Inserting short pins T (L) | 68.4 (13.7) | 68.8 (9.5) | 73.7 (10.6) | 76.8 (15.2) | 0.988 | 0.703 | |
Values are given as mean (SD) scores.
H, number of hitting; T, time required for performance; R, right; L, left.