2.5. Statistics
As shown in Acute (Day 1) effects: In order to explore the acute effects of lion’s mane, data from Day 1 were entered into a two-way (treatment [lion’s mane, placebo] × timepoint [baseline, post-dose]) ANOVA.Chronic (Day 29) effects: In order to explore the chronic effects of lion’s mane after 28 days of supplementation, data were entered into a two-way (treatment [lion’s mane, placebo] × timepoint [Day 1 baseline, Day 29 baseline]) ANOVA.For all analyses, planned comparisons for each treatment group during each assessment were conducted. Only those planned comparisons relating to an outcome that generated a significant ANOVA result are reported.