Table 2.
Effects of intervention in aerobic fitness, neuropsychological tests, and functional activity in training (T) and nontraining (NT) groups
| T |
NT |
Between-group (T time 2 vs. NT time 2) |
T paired t test (time 2 − time 1) |
NT paired t test T (time 2 − time 1) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 1 | Time 2 | F | P value | t | P value | t | P value |
| VO2max | 19.7 (5.4) | 21.8 (6.5) | 18.9 (3.6) | 15.9 (3.9) | 15.7 | .004 | −1.7 | .09 | 7.0 | .00002 |
| PFS | 1.9 (3.1) | 1.5 (1.7) | 1.8 (3.6) | 2.6 (2.9) | 5.7 | .034 | 0.98 | .35 | −3.19 | .009 |
| MMSE | 26.3 (2.1) | 24.53 (6.2) | 25.5 (2.2) | 25.95 (2.5) | 1.3 | .26 | 1.6 | .13 | 0.32 | .75 |
| RAVLT | 31.0 (8.0) | 34.6 (11.3) | 35.3 (15.0) | 34.6 (10.0) | 0.16 | .68 | −0.52 | .61 | 0.54 | .60 |
| RAVLT A7 | 4.0 (2.7) | 5.9 (5.1) | 4.9 (3.5) | 5.2 (3.6) | 4.6 | .045 | −2.4 | .04 | 0.35 | .73 |
| RAVLT Rec | 5.5 (6.1) | 8.6 (9.6) | 9.3 (4.6) | 5.1 (8.8) | 7.8 | .018 | −1.51 | .15 | 2.8 | .02 |
Abbreviations: PFS, Pfeffer Functional Scale; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; RAVLT encoding, encoding of Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test; RAVLT A7, delayed recall of Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test; RAVLT Rec, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test true recognition (i.e., recognition minus false positives); VO2max, maximum oxygen intake.
NOTE. Data are presented as average ± standard deviation. P values are in bold with statistical significant (P < .05 or P < .01).