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. 2019 Jul 16;11:162. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00162

Table 2.

Comparison of executive function in the virtual reality (VR) training group and the combined physical and cognitive training group.

VR group (n = 18) CPC group (n = 16) Between-group difference, p
Pre-intervention Post-intervention Within-group difference, p Pre-intervention Post-intervention Within-group difference, p Baseline Time × Group Interaction
Trail Making Test (TMT)
TMT-A (s) 75.77 ± 34.95 66.00 ± 22.38 0.088 71.50 ± 27.30 64.31 ± 23.43 0.099 0.935 0.710
TMT-B (s) 179.22 ± 58.06 134.21 ± 48.23 <0.001* 154.50 ± 63.50 136.37 ± 48.58 0.098 0.792 0.032*
Delta TMT (s) 103.44 ± 51.60 68.61 ± 45.22 <0.001* 83.00 ± 45.72 72.06 ± 39.70 0.334 0.233 0.065
Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT)
SWCT-numbers (n) 15.05 ± 6.59 19.44 ± 9.05 0.003* 16.87 ± 7.72 20.21 ± 8.53 0.029* 0.932 0.835
SWCT- time (s) 126.83 ± 41.03 100.66 ± 33.93 <0.001* 119.87 ± 54.35 100.18 ± 41.89 0.002* 0.648 0.315

TMT-A, Trail Making Test, part A; TMT-B, Trail Making Test, part B; Delta TMT, TMT-B minus TMT-A; SCWT, Stroop Color and Word Test; SCWT-number, The number of correct answers in 45 s; SCWT-time, time to name 45 characters. The data are presented as the means ± SDs or numbers. *Significance level <0.05.