Table 1.
Variables Group | Aerobic Exercise | Control Condition | ||||||
N | Mean/Count | Std Dev/% | N | Mean/Count | Std Dev/% | T-test/Chi Sq | p-value | |
Age | 21 | 52.52 | 6.66 | 17 | 53.18 | 10.27 | –0.24 | 0.814 |
BMI | 21 | 31.11 | 6.87 | 17 | 29.31 | 4.00 | 0.96 | 0.344 |
Sex* | ||||||||
Male | 21 | 16.00 | 76.20 | 17 | 15.00 | 88.23 | 0.427 | |
Race* | ||||||||
African American | 21 | 19.00 | 90.50 | 17 | 17.00 | 100.00 | 0.492 | |
Medication* | ||||||||
Atypical Antipsychotics | 21 | 14.00 | 66.67 | 17 | 13.00 | 76.47 | 0.721 | |
Typical Antipsychotics | 21 | 1.00 | 4.76 | 17 | 2.00 | 11.76 | 0.577 | |
Both (Atypical and Typical) | 21 | 2.00 | 9.52 | 17 | 1.00 | 5.88 | 1.000 | |
No Antipsychotics | 21 | 4.00 | 19.05 | 17 | 1.00 | 5.88 | 0.355 | |
Antidepressants | 21 | 6.00 | 28.57 | 17 | 4.00 | 23.53 | 1.000 | |
PANSS | ||||||||
Negative Symptoms | 21 | 18.71 | 6.50 | 17 | 17.00 | 4.76 | 0.91 | 0.371 |
Positive Symptoms | 21 | 15.29 | 3.80 | 17 | 14.53 | 2.85 | 0.68 | 0.501 |
Grand Total | 21 | 62.38 | 12.79 | 17 | 59.94 | 8.99 | 0.66 | 0.511 |
SLOF | ||||||||
Composite | 21 | 176.00 | 28.30 | 17 | 186.00 | 14.80 | –1.31 | 0.198 |
UPSA | ||||||||
Composite | 21 | 60.70 | 15.10 | 17 | 61.40 | 9.86 | –0.17 | 0.862 |
Exercise | ||||||||
Time 400 m (s) | 21 | 359.00 | 58.00 | 16 | 345.00 | 57.20 | 0.71 | 0.483 |
VO2 max (mL/kg/min) | 17 | 28.00 | 10.30 | 12 | 30.50 | 6.69 | –0.73 | 0.473 |
MATRICS | ||||||||
Composite | 21 | 26.10 | 12.48 | 17 | 25.47 | 9.87 | 0.17 | 0.868 |
Domains | ||||||||
Attention/Vigilance | 21 | 33.67 | 11.35 | 17 | 34.88 | 11.86 | –0.32 | 0.750 |
Reasoning and Problem Solving | 21 | 43.81 | 8.27 | 17 | 38.76 | 4.25 | 2.28 | 0.029 |
Social Cognition | 21 | 30.81 | 11.04 | 17 | 34.41 | 14.20 | –0.88 | 0.385 |
Speed of Processing | 21 | 32.38 | 13.30 | 17 | 34.94 | 15.80 | –0.54 | 0.591 |
Visual Learning | 21 | 35.62 | 12.48 | 17 | 30.24 | 9.72 | 1.46 | 0.154 |
Verbal Learning | 21 | 36.71 | 5.41 | 17 | 36.29 | 11.16 | 0.14 | 0.888 |
Working Memory | 21 | 34.57 | 14.67 | 17 | 34.94 | 9.63 | –0.09 | 0.929 |
BDNF Concentration (pg/mL) | 21 | 208.89 | 70.07 | 17 | 215.91 | 123.14 | –0.22 | 0.826 |
*Denotes use of Fisher Exact test given small sample size.