Table 5.
Mood and visual analogue scale measures before and after supplementation with tart Montmorency cherries or an isoenergetic placebo
(Mean values and standard deviations)
| Measure | Treatment | n | Baseline | 3 months | Mixed model | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rep 1 | Rep 2 | Rep 1 | Rep 2 | Effect | P-value | |||||||
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | |||||
| Alert (%)* | Cherry | 48 | 71·8 | 9·5 | 52·6 | 14·8 | 69·3 | 11·3 | 59·7 | 18·5 | T | 0·013 |
| Placebo | 71·8 | 11·1 | 47·8 | 14·2 | 65·6 | 15·3 | 43·2 | 14·8 | T × R | 0·093 | ||
| Content (%) | Cherry | 48 | 77·5 | 9·2 | 68·1 | 12·6 | 81·0 | 7·9 | 74·4 | 12·2 | T | 0·166 |
| Placebo | 76·8 | 10·9 | 60·5 | 18·9 | 75·8 | 13·8 | 66·1 | 17·9 | T × R | 0·783 | ||
| Calm (%) | Cherry | 49 | 74·2 | 9·6 | 57·3 | 13·5 | 76·0 | 13·1 | 64·7 | 15·3 | T | 0·699 |
| Placebo | 65·1 | 18·0 | 54·4 | 13·1 | 74·8 | 13·7 | 61·8 | 18·4 | T × R | 0·657 | ||
| Mental fatigue (%)* | Cherry | 46 | 53·5 | 18·1 | 72·3 | 10·5 | 48·8 | 21·9 | 56·0 | 22·9 | T | 0·009 |
| Placebo | 59·0 | 15·1 | 72·4 | 21·7 | 56·6 | 13·3 | 64·3 | 24·6 | T × R | 0·257 | ||
Repetition (rep). Effects are treatment (T) and treatment by repetition interaction (T × R).
*
Significant difference between treatments (P < 0·05).