Table 2. Pairwise comparison of the effectiveness of cooling strategies on the cognitive function responses .
Cooling strategies | RT (ms) | CR (n) | ||||||
MD | 95% CI | P value | MD | 95% CI | P value | |||
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||
NC vs. CG | 0.06 | -0.395 | 0.262 | 0.670 | 0.06 | -0.210 | 0.076 | 0.334 |
NC vs. CV | 3.86 | 0.893 | 6.841 | 0.014 | 0.46 | 0.112 | 0.821 | 0.014 |
NC vs. CG+CV | 4.20 | 1.187 | 7.213 | 0.010 | 0.53 | 0.122 | 0.945 | 0.015 |
CG vs. CV | 3.80 | 0.729 | 6.871 | 0.019 | 0.40 | 0.050 | 0.750 | 0.028 |
CG vs. CG+CV | 4.13 | 1.023 | 7.244 | 0.013 | 0.46 | 0.112 | 0.821 | 0.014 |
CV vs. CG+CV | 0.33 | -0.663 | 1.330 | 0.485 | 0.06 | -0.076 | 0.210 | 0.334 |
Abbreviations: RT, reaction time; CR, correct response; MD, mean difference; CI, confidence interval for difference; NC, no cooling device; CG, cooling gel contain menthol; CV, cool vest; CG+CV, cooling gel and cool vest.