Table 2.
Baseline data (mean (SE)) for participants who consumed EOC/Placebo.
| EOC | PLACEBO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Decision times | 192.4 (9.9) | 172.9 (10.3) | |
| Movement times | 365.1 (12.6) | 337.4 (13.1) | |
| Serial sevens RT | 1895.9 (161.3) | 2033.3 (211.0) | |
| Serial sevens errors | 2.6 (0.4) | 1.8 (0.5) | |
| Focused attention RT | Congruent | 567.5 (14.2) | 560.8 (14.8) |
| Neutral | 574.9 (16.3) | 556.1 (17.4) | |
| Incongruent | 630.3 (16.2) | 626.9 (16.9) | |
| Focused attention errors | Congruent | 0.84 (0.1) | 0.2 (0.1) |
| Neutral | 1.0 (0.6) | 0.1 (0.6) | |
| Incongruent | 0.9 (0.2) | 0.7 (0.2) | |
| Perceived stress | 17.8 (1.3) | 17.3 (1.4) | |
| General health questionnaire | Anxiety | 7.1 (0.8) | 7.8 (0.9) |
| Sleep | 2.6 (0.3) | 2.4 (0.3) | |
| Depression | 5.0 (0.6) | 4.2 (0.6) | |
| Social functioning | 5.1 (0.4) | 5.6 (0.4) | |
| Total GHQ | 28.4 (2.4) | 30.2 (2.6) | |
| POMS | Depressed/Elated | 4.5 (1.2) | 4.1 (1.3) |
| Anxious/Composed | 0.3 (1.3) | 0.5 (1.4) | |
| Agreeable/Hostile | 7.9 (1.0) | 7.6 (1.1) | |
| Confident/Unsure | 1.6 (1.3) | 0.5 (1.4) | |
| Energetic/tired | −2.0 (1.2) | −3.0 (1.3) | |
| Clearheaded/Confused | 1.6 (1.2) | 3.3 (1.4) | |
| VAS | Depressed/Elated | 217.8 (8.5) | 219.3 (8.9) |
| Anxious/Composed | 221.5 (9.9) | 243.1 (10.2) | |
| Agreeable/Hostile | 255.4 (7.5) | 260.9 (7.8) | |
| Confident/Unsure | 212.0 (9.4) | 232.5 (9.8) | |
| Energetic/Tired | 187.3 (9.4) | 179.4 (9.6) | |
| Clearheaded/Confused | 222.8 (8.2) ** | 250.5 (8.6) ** | |
| HRV | R-R | 761.9 (19.7) | 803.9 (20.5) |
| SDNN | 68.3 (5.1) | 70.4 (5.2) | |
| rMSSD | 47.8 (5.3) | 50.0 (6.8) | |
| LF power | 1464.2 (230.5) | 1454.3 (263.6) | |
| HF power | 960.69 (160.3) | 961.4 (166.3) | |
| LF/HF | 2.1 (0.3) | 1.9 (0.2) | |
| Cortisol | 0.21 (0.02) | 0.20 (0.02) | |
** p < 0.01; Cohen’s d = 0.6.