Research Article
Effect of Aerobic Training on Cognitive Function and Arterial Stiffness in Sedentary Young Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 3
Summary of outcome measures.
| | Outcome Measure | Control () | Exercise () | Effect Size | value | | Before | After | Before | After |
| | Cognitive measures: | | | | | Attention (%) | 58.9 ± 8.8 | 60.5 ± 10.1 | 78.2 ± 17.2 | 76.6 ± 16.8 | .00 | .87 | | Processing Speed (ms) | 463.3 ± 23.5 | 532.3 ± 78.8 | 410.9 ± 49.0 | 381.4 ± 52.5 | .55 | .02 | | Working Memory (%) | 62.7 ± 3.0 | 56.9 ± 10.8 | 68.7 ± 12.3 | 65.6 ± 10.2 | .08 | .45 | | Episodic Memory (%) | 71.3 ± 4.4 | 66.2 ± 7.2 | 81.1 ± 9.7 | 79.3 ± 10.7 | .08 | .47 | | Executive function ( of errors) | 20.2 ± 6.4 | 15.6 ± 8.8 | 9.2 ± 2.3 | 8.2 ± 2.2 | .01 | .81 | | Augmentation Index (%) | −9.8 ± 7.7 | −8.2 ± 8.8 | −6.2 ± 5.7 | −8.8 ± 12.6 | .22 | .20 | | Aortic Pulse Pressure (mmHg) | 23.2 ± 4.1 | 25.8 ± 1.9 | 26.0 ± 5.1 | 26.2 ± 4.4 | .00 | .97 | | Aortic SBP (mmHg) | 92.4 ± 4.5 | 96.8 ± 8.87 | 99.0 ± 8.6 | 94.8 ± 8.2 | .39 | .07 | | Aortic DBP (mmHg) | 69.2 ± 6.5 | 71.0 ± 9.6 | 73.0 ± 4.6 | 68.4 ± 5.1 | .25 | .17 | | Brachial HR (beats/min) | 70.4 ± 14.9 | 70.0 ± 10.3 | 74.0 ± 10.3 | 63.8 ± 6.1 | .23 | .19 | | Brachial SBP (mmHg) | 109.3 ± 4.6 | 114.0 ± 7.9 | 118.2 ± 12.8 | 112.6 ± 12.1 | .25 | .17 | | Brachial DBP (mmHg) | 68.8 ± 6.1 | 70.1 ± 9.3 | 71.8 ± 4.2 | 67.4 ± 5.2 | .21 | .21 | | VO2max (mL/kg−1/min−1) | 35.1 ± 6.3 | 35.2 ± 7.8 | 33.8 ± 7.3 | 37.2 ± 7.1 | .27 | .16 |
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Data reported as mean standard deviation.
SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate.
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