Table 1.
Mood state before and after a 2 h “Go/NoGo” task.
| Young |
Elderly |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | |
| Parameter | Go/NoGo task | Go/NoGo task | ||
| Anger | 4.4 (0.9) | 4.6 (0.7) | 4.3 (0.5) | 5.0 (2.5) |
| Confusion | 4.5 (1.2) | 6.7 (3.0)∗ | 4.9 (1.5) | 5.9 (2.5) |
| Depression | 4.5 (1.5) | 5.4 (2.4) | 4.4 (0.5) | 5.5 (3.0) |
| Fatigue | 6.3 (2.9) | 12.1 (4.7)∗ | 5.4 (1.8) | 7.6 (3.1)∗ |
| Tension | 4.8 (1.1) | 5.8 (1.8)∗ | 6.3 (2.0) | 5.6 (2.4) |
| Vigor | 15.1 (3.2) | 10.5 (3.5)∗ | 14.8 (2.4) | 14.5 (3.3) |
Data are presented as mean (standard deviation). ∗p ≤ 0.05 compared with the values before the task.