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Table 2 Impact of the multimodal exercise programs on reaction time

From: Effects of two 24-week multimodal exercise programs on reaction time, mobility, and dual-task performance in community-dwelling older adults at risk of falling: a randomized controlled trial

  

Baseline (A)

(Mean ± SD)

Post-intervention (B)

(Mean ± SD)

Follow-up (C)

(Mean ± SD)

P-value

Pairwise Comparison

Reaction Time

 SRT (ms)

 

EG1

480.2 ± 194.8

390.9 ± 77.3

410.5 ± 109.1

0.444

–

 

EG2

448.1 ± 159.5

371.6 ± 89.4

424.8 ± 134.5

0.047

–

 

CG

418.7 ± 143.6

460.5 ± 192.1

463.6 ± 196.7

0.104

–

 SRT DT (ms)

 

EG1

676.3 ± 218.6

569.7 ± 223.2

605.6 ± 208.6

0.099

–

 

EG2

621.1 ± 201.8

516.3 ± 149.5

599.5 ± 232.4

0.185

–

 

CG

576.9 ± 121.2

600.2 ± 219.3

577.5 ± 169.8

0.854

–

 CRT (ms)

 

EG1

935.1 ± 166.1

908.0 ± 154.9

909.9 ± 186.9

0.444

–

 

EG2

927.1 ± 179.5

857.4 ± 168.2 a

924.4 ± 155.4

0.144

–

 

CG

916.4 ± 172.7

1015.9 ± 177.4

962.8 ± 197.9

0.050

A < B

 CRT errors (n)

 

EG1

1.3 ± 1.8

0.7 ± 1.2

0.9 ± 1.1

0.636

–

 

EG2

0.5 ± 0.7

0.6 ± 0.9

0.9 ± 1.1

0.172

–

 

CG

0.6 ± 0.8

0.3 ± 0.6

0.3 ± 0.7

0.328

–

 CRT DT (ms)

 

EG1

1070.4 ± 141.6

996.9 ± 203.8

1012.8 ± 155.2

0.444

–

 

EG2

1035.0 ± 164.7

949.5 ± 171.8 a

1054.3 ± 188.9

0.022

A > B

 

CG

1036.6 ± 173.0

1092.3 ± 161.3

1064.3 ± 189.6

0.128

–

 CRT DT errors (n)

 

EG1

1.1 ± 1.6

0.9 ± 1.3

0.5 ± 1.0

0.307

–

 

EG2

0.9 ± 1.2

0.7 ± 1.0

0.6 ± 1.3

0.598

–

 

CG

0.9 ± 1.5

0.7 ± 1.2

0.6 ± 1.0

0.770

–

  1. SD Standard deviation, EG1 Experimental group attending the psychomotor intervention program (n = 16), EG2 Experimental group attending the combined exercise program: psychomotor intervention program + WBV (n = 16), CG Control group (n = 19), SRT Simple reaction time, DT Dual-task, CRT Choice reaction time. > or <: significant differences within groups, p ≤ 0.05. a: significant differences between EG2 and CG, p ≤ 0.05