Research Article
Swimming as a Positive Moderator of Cognitive Aging: A Cross-Sectional Study with a Multitask Approach
Table 1
Characteristics of the three groups of participants.
| | Characteristics | Young adults | Active older adults | Sedentary older adults | Young versus older adults | Active versus Sedentary |
| | 16 | 16 | 16 | | | | Gender M/F | 9/7 | 9/7 | 9/7 | | | | Age (years) | 23.56 (2.56) | 69.13 (3.88) | 69.25 (3.25) | P < .05 | P = .92 | | MMSE (max = 30) | 29.31 (0.01) | 28.75 (0.93) | 28.69 (1.08) | P = .06 | P = .86 | | Education (years) | 16.09 (1.25) | 13.75 (3.11) | 13.56 (1.93) | P < .05 | P = .84 | | DPAS (max = 30) | — | 24.25 (1.48) | 15.17 (4.37) | — | P < .05 | | VO2max (mL/min/kg) | — | 29.35 (5.13) | 25.27 (4.94) | — | P < .05 |
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Note. M: Male, F: Female, MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination, DPAS: Dijon Physical Activity Score.
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