Effects of 12-Week Bacopa monnieri Consumption on Attention, Cognitive Processing, Working Memory, and Functions of Both Cholinergic and Monoaminergic Systems in Healthy Elderly Volunteers

Table 1

Demographic data of subjects. Data are presented as mean ± SD. F and 𝑃 values were compared between groups (𝑛=20/group).

Characteristics	Placebo	300 mg	600 mg	𝑃 value
Male/Female	5/15	7/13	11/9	—
Age (years)	64.25±6.80	61.85±6.63	61.75±5.95	0.390
Height (cm)	155.90±8.14	158.15±8.37	160.00±8.01	0.291
Weight (kg)	57.96±9.82	58.25±9.38	58.10±8.35	0.995
Body mass index; (kg/m^2)	23.73±2.68	23.17±2.31	22.61±2.00	0.332
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	132.40±12.82	133.45±11.33	133.55±13.55	0.952
	Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	84.55±4.77	85.70±5.55	84.60±6.89	0.779
Heart rate (bpm)		73.35±7.98	78.90±8.25	75.75±9.64	0.135
Education (years)	5.05±2.01	5.50±3.15	5.45±3.33	0.865
Full scale IQ	96.50±2.48	96.30±3.37	97.00±4.14	0.799