Table 1.
Mean (±SD), S7 total correct scores and OSPAN total correct scores across cooling and no-cooling trials when exercising in the heat (n=10).
Test
Time (min)
Control
Head cooling
Mix cooling
Scores
In-correct answer
Scores
In-correct answer
Scores
In-correct answer
S7
0 (baseline)
36 ± 9.6
0 ± 0.8
36 ± 13.1
0 ± 0.3
38 ± 8.1
0 ± 0.4
Bout 1 exercise-27 min
34 ± 8.9
$
1 ± 0.7
40 ± 9.3
a
0 ± 0.5
43 ± 7.7
$
a
0 ± 0.8
Bout 2 exercise-27 min
30 ± 8.1
*
$
#
2 ± 0.7
38 ± 9.1
*
#
a
1 ± 1.0
42 ± 8.8
*
#
a
1 ± 0.9
OSPAN
Time (min)
Scores
-30 (baseline)
60 ± 5.4
60 ± 5.3
62 ± 6.1
Bout 1 exercise-30 min
56 ± 5.1
$
62 ± 5.6
a
67 ± 5.0
a
b
Bout 2 exercise-30 min
51 ± 6.2
#
$
b
61 ± 6.1
#
a
65 ± 6.2
#
a
The
*
indicates a significant main effect of trials (p < 0.05).
The
#
indicates a significant main effect of time (p < 0.05).
The
$
indicates a significant difference from baseline (p < 0.05).
The
a
indicates moderate to large effect size compared to control (d = 0.5-0.8).
The
b
indicates a large effect size compared to baseline (d > 0.8).