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. 2020 Oct 19;10:17826. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74140-7

Table 6.

Statistical results for the efficacy of the exercise plus supplement intervention.

t-stat df p value d Bf
Physical fitness
Power* 4.97 63 10−6 0.62 6324
Strength and endurance* 10.9 50 10−15 1.52 1012
Mobility and stability* 6.1 69 10−8 0.73 106
Blood pressure* − 2.7 69 0.004 0.33 7.9
Heart rate* − 6.2 68 10−8 0.75 106
Lean muscle mass* 9.2 69 10−14 1.10 1010
Cognition
Short term memory − 2.2 63 0.98 0.27 0.05
Episodic memory* 2.28 58 0.013 0.30 3.05
Fluid intelligence acc* 5.3 65 10−7 0.65 104
Fluid intelligence RT* − 1.85 65 0.034 0.23 1.30
Working memory* 1.81 67 0.04 0.22 1.20
Executive function acc − 4.3 66 0.001 0.52 0.03
Executive function RT* − 5.6 66 10−7 0.68 104
Processing efficiency* 5.4 69 10−7 0.47 104
Biomarkers
Cortisol (µg/dL)* − 1.61 54 0.057 0.22 0.92
Ferritin (ng/mL)* − 5.96 54 10−8 0.80 105
Folate (ng/mL)* 1.74 54 0.043 0.24 1.15
High density lipoprotein (mg/dL) 1.04 54 0.15 0.14 0.41
Low density lipoprotein (mg/dL)* − 2.54 54 0.007 0.35 5.45
Lutein density in fovea* 1.62 13 0.06 0.43 1.42
Lutein density in parafovea 1.07 13 0.15 0.29 0.73
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 1.25 54 0.11 0.17 0.54
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL)* 2.02 54 0.024 0.27 1.89
Saturated fatty acids (mol%) 0.24 55 0.41 0.04 0.18
Monounsaturated fatty acids (mol%) − 0.15 55 0.56 0.02 0.13
Omega-3 PUFAs (mol%)* 6.72 55 10−9 0.90 106
Omega-6 PUFAs (mol%)* − 3.52 55 0.00043 0.47 62.2
Trans fatty acids (mol%) − 0.86 55 0.20 0.11 0.33

t-stat is the value of the 1-sided t-statistic (where negative values represent decreases from pre- to post-intervention); df is the degrees of freedom of the t-test; p value is the frequentist p value of the t-test; d is Cohen’s d; and Bf is the Bayes factor for the t-test. An * in the row header indicates the exercise plus placebo intervention modified that indicator. PUFA stands for polyunsaturated fatty acid.