The role of age and physical fitness on the relationship between physical activity and executive function.

J Int Neuropsychol Soc · 2025 · PMC12683824 · PMID 41126748

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did not reach statistical significancep = .116not close (p > 0.1)

In a replication analysis with missing data excluded rather than imputed, the small, positive indirect association between physical activity and executive function through composite physical fitness was similar in magnitude but did not reach statistical significance (ab = 0.013 (95% CI: −0.004 – 0.03), p = .116).

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