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. 2022 Aug 26;11(17):2595. doi: 10.3390/foods11172595

Table 3.

The effect of fish oil (FO) on the cognitive function battery test, compared to placebo group.

Cognitive Function Test Groups Mean (SD) Score at Baseline Mean (SD) Score at 12th Week
Go/NoGo
(%) Accuracy (Go) FO-A (n = 42) 94.72 96.11
FO-B (n = 39) 98.50 99.19
P (n = 39) 96.92 98.33
(%) Error (Go) FO-A (n = 42) 5.28 3.89
FO-B (n = 39) 1.50 0.81
P (n = 39) 3.08 1.67
Reaction time (ms) (Go) FO-A (n = 42) 601.39 (±10.63) 601.46 (±31.21)
FO-B (n = 39) 563.23 (±40.65) 534.94 (±20.70)
P (n = 39) 580.60 (±66.90) 575.90 (±24.49)
(%) Accuracy (NoGo) FO-A (n = 42) 85.24 91.55
FO-B (n = 39) 86.28 89.87
P (n = 39) 87.18 87.56
(%) Error (NoGo) FO-A (n = 42) 14.76 8.45
FO-B (n = 39) 13.72 10.13
P (n = 39) 12.82 12.44
N-Back
(%) Accuracy FO-A (n = 42) 90.20 94.72
FO-B (n = 39) 90.73 95.13
P (n = 39) 92.44 95.21
(%) Error FO-A (n = 42) 9.80 5.28
FO-B (n = 39) 9.27 4.87
P (n = 39) 7.56 4.79
Reaction time (ms) FO-A (n = 42) 479.69 (±50.879) 466.33 (±55.154)
FO-B (n = 39) 462.20 (±38.190) 452.98 (±93.199)
P (n = 39) 428.33 (±95.728) 418.83 (±16.502)
Digit Span
(%) Accuracy FO-A (n = 42) 70.08 72.22
FO-B (n = 39) 81.20 76.32
P (n = 39) 74.53 78.59
(%) Error FO-A (n = 42) 29.92 27.78
FO-B (n = 39) 18.80 23.68
P (n = 39) 25.47 21.41
Reaction time (ms) FO-A (n = 42) 1063.71 (±129.87) 1124.75 (±85.827)
FO-B (n = 39) 1240.0 (±519.10) 1121.27 (±53.455)
P (n = 39) 1039.9 (±156.67) 1133.71 (±13.806)

FO-A: One chewable soft gel capsule of fish oil (260 mg DHA) plus one chewable soft gel capsule of placebo (260 mg Soybean oil) (n = 42); FO-B: Two chewable soft gel capsules of fish oil (520 mg DHA) (n = 39); P: Two chewable soft gel capsules of placebo (520 mg Soybean oil) (n = 39).