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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Influence of acute and chronic physical activity on cognitive performance and saliva testosterone in preadolescent school children
Mental Health and Physical Activity, Volume 6, No. 3, Year 2013
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Description
We investigated whether the chronic physical activity participation had an impact on the acute effects of a short bout of 12 min of intensive physical activity on cognitive performance and testosterone concentration in primary school students (n = 42, mean age = 9.69, SD =.44; experimental group (EG), n = 27; control group (CG), n = 15). Furthermore, we looked for associations between testosterone concentration and cognitive performance. After the intervention, participants of the EG showed better cognitive performances as compared to the CG. We further observed a significant group (EG, CG) × test (pre, post) × activity level (high, low) interaction. Post hoc pairwise comparisons revealed that after acute physical activity the testosterone concentration was diminished only in habitually low active children. The results indicate that intensive physical activity only attenuates the reactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in habitually low active preadolescents, but had a beneficial effect on cognitive performance for all participants independent of their physical activity level and testosterone. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Niemann, Claudia
Germany, Bremen
Constructor University
Wegner, Mirko
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia
Germany, Bremen
Constructor University
Holzweg, Martin
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Arafat, Ayman M.
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Budde, Henning
Iceland, Reykjavik
Reykjavík University
Germany, Hamburg
Msh Medical School Hamburg
Statistics
Citations: 40
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.mhpa.2013.08.002
ISSN:
17552966
e-ISSN:
18780199
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial