Impact of 6-Month Exercise Program on Weight Status and Associated Biomarkers in Mild Cognitive Impairment

Table 2

Descriptive Statistics for Baseline and 6-Month follow-up of Cardiovascular Fitness, Neurocognitive Screen, Eating Behavior, Body Composition, and Blood Markers.

	Baseline	6-Month
	M(SD)	M(SD)	F	P
Cardiovascular fitness			7.86	0.009*
2-minute step test	75.56 (17.97)	85.11 (17.58)
Neurocognitive screen performance			4.61	0.04*
Modified minimental state exam	90.03 (7.14)	87.83 (8.53)
Self-report eating behavior			4.61	0.02*
Eating patterns	4.72 (2.17)	3.86 (1.92)	9.51	0.005**
Appetite questionnaire	29.28 (2.70)	29.45 (2.71)	0.22	ns
Body composition			0.71	ns
Body mass index	26.90 (5.02)	26.84 (5.00)
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.86 (0.09)	0.87 (1.00)
Blood markers (pg/mL)			0.87	ns
Ghrelin	16.633 (9.01)	15.63 (8.60)
Leptin	17.96 (13.68)	17.11 (12.30)
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor	17.37 (9.01)	16.10 (8.39)

* Indicates significance at 𝑃<0.05 level; ** indicates significance at the 𝑃<0.01 level.