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Table 4 Exploratory RCT: Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes (mean, SD)

From: Effects of a physical education intervention on cognitive function in young children: randomized controlled pilot study

 

Intervention Group

Control Group

P-values for Between Group Difference

Outcome

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

Cognitive Assessment Scale (CAS)

    

Planning

106 (17)

113 (17)

118 (11)

125 (10)

NS

NS

Attention

103 (13)

106 (10)

108 (15)

110 (14)

NS

NS

Simultaneous

99 (13)

104 (12)

106 (17)

106 (15)

NS

NS

Successive

103 (12)

108 (16)

102 (16)

105 (21)

NS

NS

Full Scale

104 (14)

110 (9)

113 (15)

116 (13)

NS

NS

Attention Network Test (ANT)

    

Reaction time (mean, ms)

982 (169)

864 (123)

923 (113)

804 (43)

NS

NS

Accuracy (correct from 144)

96 (24)

110 (23)

113 (4)

113 (13)

0.01a

0.06

CANTAB

    

Spatial span

3 (1)

3 (1)

4 (1)

3 (1)

0.002b

0.02

Spatial working memory errors

72 (11)

64 (14)

66 (14)

67 (10)

0.009c

0.01

Conner's Behavioral Rating Scale

n = 15

n = 12

  

Oppositional

53 (7)

46 (4)

51 (9)

52 (12)

0.05d

NS

Cognitive problems/Inattention

54 (7)

48 (4)

51 (5)

52 (7)

0.02e

0.01

Hyperactivity

57 (13)

52 (6)

55 (9)

57 (13)

0.04f

NS

ADHD Index

53 (6)

49 (5)

50 (3)

51 (5)

0.04g

NS

  1. *Adjusted analyses from general linear models with follow up (week 10 value) 'group' (intervention or control), socio-economic status (SES), gender and school as factors and age and baseline score as covariates.
  2. a. Mean difference 14, 95%CI 3,29.
  3. b. Mean difference 1, 95% CI 0,1.
  4. c. Mean difference -7, 95% CI -3,-15.
  5. d. Mean difference -8, 95% CI 0, -10.
  6. e. Mean difference -6, 95% CI -1, -8.
  7. f. Mean difference -6, 95% CI -1, -9.
  8. d. Mean difference -5, 95% CI 0,-7.