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Table 3 Profile of mood states (POMS) of participants

From: Timed consumption of a New Zealand blackcurrant juice support positive affective responses during a self-motivated moderate walking exercise in healthy sedentary adults

Variable

Mean ± SEM

P-value

PLA (n = 20)

BJ (n = 20)

POMS variable

 Anger

0.74 ± 0.31

0.32 ± 0.17

0.250

 Confusion

2.74 ± 0.78

2.00 ± 0.44

0.415

 Depression

0.42 ± 0.18

0.26 ± 0.17

0.521

 Fatigue

3.37 ± 0.62

2.32 ± 0.50

0.195

 Tension

1.79 ± 0.38

1.37 ± 0.34

0.411

 Vigour

7.0 ± 1.0

8.4 ± 1.1

0.371

 Esteem related effects

11.7 ± 0.4

12.7 ± 0.7

0.216

Total mood disturbance

90.4 ± 2.2

85.2 ± 2.3

0.114

  1. The emotional state of participants, randomly placed in either the placebo (PLA) or blackcurrant juice (BJ) intervention groups, was assessed using a POMS questionnaire. Results are mean ± SEM, n = 20 individuals per group, p value represents statistical difference from placebo group using Student’s 2-sample t-tests