Table 9 Cognitive functioning 5 years post-baseline.
Amsterdam cognition Scan (ACS) | Baseline Mean ± SD | Between-group differences Mean difference (95% CI) | ES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wordlist learning (Total numbers correct) | RT-HIIT | 49.39 ± 6.97 | RT-HIIT versus UC | 2.11 (− 6.83, 11.04) | 0.22 |
AT-HIIT | 47.12 ± 14.15 | AT-HIIT versus UC | − 0.17 (− 8.96, 8.63) | − 0.02 | |
UC | 47.29 ± 9.64 | ||||
Wordlist recall (Total numbers correct) | RT-HIIT | 9.67 ± 3.45 | RT-HIIT versus UC | 1.17 (− 1.74, 4.08) | 0.31 |
AT-HIIT | 9.22 ± 3.70 | AT-HIIT versus UC | 0.72 (− 2.05, 3.49) | 0.19 | |
UC | 8.50 ± 3.81 | ||||
Wordlist recognition (Total numbers correct) | RT-HIIT | 29.10 ± 1.09 | RT-HIIT versus UC | − 0.09 (− 0.95, 0.76) | − 0.09 |
AT-HIIT | 29.19 ± 1.11 | AT-HIIT versus UC | − 0.00 (− 0.82, 0.81) | 0 | |
UC | 29.19 ± 0.98 | ||||
Box tapping (Total numbers correct) | RT-HIIT | 8.41 ± 2.22 | RT-HIIT versus UC | − 0.40 (− 1.86, 1.05) | − 0.21 |
AT-HIIT | 8.30 ± 1.44 | AT-HIIT versus UC | − 0.52 (− 1.92, 0.88) | − 0.27 | |
UC | 8.81 ± 1.91 | ||||
Digit sequences I (Total numbers correct) | RT-HIIT | 10.65 ± 2.10 | RT-HIIT versus UC | 0.71 (− 1.03, 2.46) | 0.30 |
AT-HIIT | 9.81 ± 2.27 | AT-HIIT versus UC | − 0.12 (− 1.81, 1.57) | − 0.06 | |
UC | 9.94 ± 2.35 | ||||
Digit sequences II (Total numbers correct) | RT-HIIT | 8.26 ± 2.63 | RT-HIIT versus UC | − 0.05 (− 2.06, 1.96) | − 0.18 |
AT-HIIT | 8.12 ± 2.32 | AT-HIIT versus UC | − 0.20 (− 1.96, 2.06) | − 0.07 | |
UC | 8.31 ± 2.85 | ||||
Reaction speed (Reaction time in ms)a | RT-HIIT | 315.54 ± 57.63 | RT-HIIT versus UC | − 10.92 (− 52.59, 30.76) | − 0.17 |
AT-HIIT | 311.36 ± 40.87 | AT-HIIT versus UC | − 15.09 (− 55.11, 24.92) | − 0.24 | |
UC | 326.46 ± 63.14 | ||||
Connect the dots I (Completion time in s) a | RT-HIIT | 40.57 ± 6.71 | RT-HIIT versus UC | 1.47 (− 4.79, 7.74) | 0.17 |
AT-HIIT | 42.46 ± 8.07 | AT-HIIT versus UC | 3.37 (− 2.95, 9.68) | 0.40 | |
UC | 39.10 ± 8.49 | ||||
Connect the dots II (Completion time in s) a | RT-HIIT | 72.77 ± 17.60 | RT-HIIT versus UC | − 1.79 (− 15.70, 12.13) | − 0.07 |
AT-HIIT | 67.07 ± 12.03 | AT-HIIT versus UC | − 7.48 (− 21.17, 6.21) | − 0.31 | |
UC | 74.55 ± 23.87 | ||||
Place the beads (Number of extra moves) a | RT-HIIT | 31.74 ± 16.95 | RT-HIIT versus UC | 5.11 (− 6.35, 16.58) | 0.54 |
AT-HIIT | 27.63 ± 15.07 | AT-HIIT versus UC | 1.00 (− 10.11, 12.12) | 0.11 | |
UC | 26.63 ± 9.46 | ||||
Fill the grid (Completion time in s)a | RT-HIIT | 68.16 ± 12.97 | RT-HIIT versus UC | − 1.22 (− 11.93, 9.49) | − 0.10 |
AT-HIIT | 73.20 ± 13.77 | AT-HIIT versus UC | 3.82 (− 6.46, 14.09) | 0.31 | |
UC | 69.38 ± 12.36 |