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. 2017 Oct 2;16:64. doi: 10.1186/s12937-017-0287-9

Table 4.

Predicted change in d2 outcomes after intervention with fish (n = 137), meat (n = 148), n-3 supplements (n = 141)

Models adjusted for:
Crude Baseline scorea Baseline, dietary complianceb
d2 test of attention outcomesc Pre Mean ± SD Post Mean ± SD P-within d IRR (95% CI) P-value IRR (95% CI) P-value
E1 errors
Fish 24.6 ± 28.3 25.3 ± 27.9 0.544 1 (ref.) 1 (ref.)
Meat 19.0 ± 19.3 16.4 ± 15.9 0.074 0.85 (0.74, 0.98) 0.026 0.88 (0.76, 1.02) 0.084
Supplement 25.4 ± 23.0 22.8 ± 24.1 0.161 1.01 (0.83, 1.23) 0.933 1.06 (0.88, 1.29) 0.528
E2 errors
Fish 6.7 ± 8.8 3.5 ± 6.1 <0.001 1 (ref.) 1 (ref.)
Meat 5.9 ± 6.2 3.5 ± 9.2 0.001 0.91 (0.59, 1.39) 0.648 0.92 (0.60, 1.40) 0.681
Supplement 6.6 ± 9.0 3.6 ± 6.3 <0.001 0.88 (0.63, 1.24) 0.469 0.90 (0.61, 1.32) 0.586
Total errors
Fish 31.3 ± 32.6 28.8 ± 30.1 0.093 1 (ref.) 1 (ref.)
Meat 24.9 ± 21.7 19.9 ± 20.8 0.006 0.88 (0.75, 1.02) 0.094 0.91 (0.77, 1.07) 0.247
Supplement 32.0 ± 27.6 26.4 ± 27.1 0.004 0.96 (0.80, 1.15) 0.671 1.03 (0.86, 1.23) 0.772

Pre and post data are presented as mean ± SD and difference between treatment groups presented as coefficients (95% CI). Abbreviations: SD Standard deviation, IRR Incidence rate ratio, CI Confidence interval, E1 Errors of omission, E2 Errors of commission; Total errors (E1 + E2 errors)

aBetween group differences analyzed using general estimates equation model, with the negative binomial distribution, exchangeable correlation structure and robust standard errors

bAdjusted for the equivalent outcome at baseline and for dietary dietary compliance (i.e. the total intake of study meals or supplements) during the trial

cA decrease in the number of errors indicates improvement

dPaired-samples T-test for comparison within treatment groups from pre to post intervention