Table 2.
Means and Standard Deviations of the Executive Function Variables for the Yoga and Control Groups at Baseline and Follow-up
Yoga | Control | ||||
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Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ANCOVA | |
n = 61 | n = 58 | n = 57 | n = 50 | p Value | |
Task switching | |||||
Single RT (ms) | 724.01 | 714.97 | 730.29 | 747 | .08 |
±100.47 | ±121.53 | ±111.10 | ±114.07 | ||
Single AC (%) | 0.94 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.94 | .02 |
±.10 | ±.05 | ±.09 | ±.11 | ||
Mixed RT (ms) | 1171.3 | 1084.52 | 1151.29 | 1120.73 | .04 |
±176.86 | ±163.48 | ±182.78 | ±153.98 | ||
Mixed AC (%) | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.84 | 0.88 | .09 |
±.16 | ±.08 | ±.22 | ±.21 | ||
Repeat RT (ms) | 998 | 941.48 | 1003.33 | 994.59 | .04 |
±169.35 | ±147.51 | ±191.02 | ±190.00 | ||
Repeat AC (%) | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.86 | 0.88 | .10 |
±.14 | ±.07 | ±.22 | 0.21 | ||
Running span | |||||
Partial recall score | 15.61 | 17.97 | 16.89 | 16.76 | .01 |
±6.86 | ±6.68 | ±5.85 | ±6.81 | ||
Total recall score | 29.48 | 31.64 | 29.3 | 29.68 | .11 |
±8.93 | ±8.71 | ±8.32 | ±9.24 | ||
N-back | |||||
1-Back AC (%) | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.97 | .18 |
±.05 | ±.03 | ±.05 | ±.06 | ||
2-Back AC (%) | 0.8 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.82 | .003 |
±.18 | ±.11 | ±.13 | ±.17 |
Note: AC = accuracy; ANCOVA = analysis of covariance; ms = milliseconds; RT = reaction time.