Table 1. Descriptive statistical parameters of central tendency and dispersion for potential confounds separated into treatment groups.
| CG | LI | MI | HI | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 31 | n = 30 | n = 30 | n = 30 | |||||
| f: 11; m: 20 | f: 10; m: 20 | f: 7; m: 23 | f: 9; m: 21 | |||||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Age (yr) | 23.97 | 3.37 | 24.00 | 3.71 | 23.37 | 3.89 | 23.90 | 3.73 |
| Height (m) | 1.77 | .09 | 1.77 | .09 | 1.82 | .09 | 1.78 | .09 |
| Weight (kg) | 69.92 | 11.84 | 74.40 | 13.81 | 74.20 | 8.23 | 70.10 | 8.39 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.22 | 2.43 | 23.33 | 1.96 | 22.51 | 1.86 | 21.98 | 1.75 |
| MWT-B score (f)+ | 28.23 | 3.11 | 28.93 | 3.50 | 29.43 | 3.22 | 29.07 | 3.22 |
| w/Kg | 3.61 | .61 | 3.49 | .73 | 3.64 | .54 | 3.71 | .45 |
| HR (bpm) | 75.13 | 13.06 | 73.93 | 11.15 | 75.53 | 14.33 | 71.43 | 10.32 |
| LAC (mmol/l)++ | 1.35 | .78 | 1.11 | .26 | 1.32 | .44 | 1.13 | .41 |
| RTreading (ms) | 663.74 | 93.54 | 658.87 | 69.21 | 657.60 | 67.91 | 656.50 | 75.30 |
| RTnaming (ms) | 624.74 | 80.91 | 623.23 | 68.76 | 614.50 | 73.47 | 616.67 | 69.49 |
| Stroop (ms) | 66.87 | 67.30 | 72.33 | 55.88 | 89.00 | 59.63 | 84.33 | 57.32 |
| TMT-L A (s) | 16.54 | 2.52 | 16.68 | 3.35 | 16.10 | 2.39 | 16.20 | 2.80 |
| TMT-L B (s) | 23.79 | 3.91 | 23.10 | 4.77 | 21.05 | 4.38 | 24.21 | 5.68 |
| primacy words (f) | 4.82 | 1.64 | 5.00 | 1.67 | 5.68 | 1.57 | 5.05 | 1.75 |
| middle words (f) | 5.77 | 2.83 | 5.58 | 2.60 | 6.07 | 3.14 | 6.08 | 2.15 |
| recency words (f) | 3.31 | 2.14 | 3.37 | 1.91 | 3.63 | 2.00 | 3.48 | 2.02 |
| words total (f) | 13.90 | 4.53 | 13.95 | 3.73 | 15.38 | 4.73 | 14.60 | 4.12 |
| Mdn | Min/Max | Mdn | Min/Max | Mdn | Min/Max | Mdn | Min/Max | |
| Education level+++ | 3 | 3/5 | 3 | 3/5 | 3 | 3/5 | 3 | 3/5 |
| frequency | frequency | frequency | frequency | |||||
| sports student | 22 | 15 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| student other | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| PhD-student | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| employed | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||||
CG = control group; LI = low intensity; MI = moderate intensity; HI = high intensity; n = sample size; f = female; m = male; M = Mean; SD = standard deviation; ms = milliseconds; s = seconds; f = frequency; yr = years; cm = centimeter; kg = kilogram; BMI = body mass index; m2 = square meter; MWT-B = Multiple Choice Vocabulary Test Version B; w/Kg = watts per kilogram of body weight at graded exercise test on cycle ergometer; bpm = beats per minute; mmol/l = millimoles per liter; Mdn = Median; Min = Minimum; Max = Maximum
+ maximum score at MWT-B is 37 points
++ for LAC: in MI n = 29 due to data loss of one sample
+++1 = no high school diploma, 2 = high school diploma after 10 years of school, 3 = high school diploma after 12 or 13 years of school”, 4 = completed apprenticeship, 5 = university degree