Table 1 Summary descriptive statistics for the variables of the study.

From: The cognitive benefits of basketball training compared to a combined endurance and resistance training regimen: a four-month intervention study

Variable

Basketball (n = 16; 5 women)

AER+R (n = 18, 8 women)

Control (n = 16; 7 women)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age

24.19

3.16

23.72

3.02

24.19

2.99

BMI

23.36

3.11

23.37

1.97

22.21

2.61

Matrix score

21.19

2.16

21.11

2.37

20.31

3.11

VO2 max PRE

44.48

4.99

37.72

9.36

40.39

6.91

VO2 max POST

48.125

4.54

44.70

8.61

40.34

7.73

Biceps strength PRE

15.39

5.12

13.41

5.32

13.51

5.45

Biceps strength POST

15.24

4.73

14.87

4.91

14.38

5.19

Quadriceps strength PRE

44.74

25.86

35.37

26.46

53.03

28.47

Quadriceps strength POST

64.32

23.95

60.28

22.78

65.68

28.58

Letters and numbers test PRE

11.38

2.87

12.39

2.06

11.13

1.89

Letters and numbers test POST

13.13

2.33

13.11

2.34

12.19

2.58

Trail making test PRE

31.38

28.58

35.22

29.68

29.94

12.08

Trail making test POST

30.13

12.24

23.06

8.32

30.94

14.53

Stroop part 3 score PRE

55.01

15.14

57.89

11.38

53.01

13.16

Stroop part 3 score POST

62.38

13.53

61.67

13.33

56.01

10.74

Stroop interference PRE

45.07

9.06

51.34

8.76

48.33

5.93

Stroop interference POST

50.83

6.01

53.49

8.11

49.61

4.97

Flanker congruent acc. PRE

99.22

1.67

99.51

1.13

99.33

1.47

Flanker congruent acc. POST

99.73

0.71

99.53

0.89

98.31

2.43

Flanker congruent rt. PRE

518.80

66.887

518.69

57.48

517.21

37.11

Flanker congruent rt. POST

494.39

74.01

500.85

61.55

504.09

47.25

Flanker incongruent acc. PRE

92.898

8.297

93.17

5.63

94.35

5.93

Flanker incongruent acc. POST

91.92

6.07

92.47

7.01

90.62

9.16

Flanker incongruent rt. PRE

606.82

70.81

610.86

64.39

625.11

78.84

Flanker incongruent rt. POST

573.79

85.59

586.49

71.69

599.19

60.01

Flanker neutral acc. PRE

99.35

1.24

99.17

1.71

99.34

2.11

Flanker neutral acc. POST

99.34

1.25

99.31

1.42

98.56

2.81

Flanker neutral rt. PRE

501.28

50.41

514.71

58.74

516.41

31.91

Flanker neutral rt. POST

484.01

60.52

490.75

57.91

494.79

37.73

  1. SD Standard deviation, AER+R experimental group which follow a 4-month training program of aerobic and resistance exercises combined, acc. Accuracy, rt. reaction time.
Back to article page