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. 2023 May 31;12:160. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1489_22

Table 3.

Mean differences for stress, sleep, cognitive failure, and quality of life in yoga, ayurveda, and control groups

Sum of Squares Mean Square F Sig.
PSS Between Groups 790.346 395.173 26.275 <0.01**
Within Groups 1639.368 15.040
Total 2429.714
PSQI Between Groups 1005.078 502.539 24.271 <0.05*
Within Groups 2256.842 20.705
Total 3261.920
WHOQOL-Brief
 General Health Between Groups 33.838 16.919 10.220 <0.05*
Within Groups 180.439 1.655
Total 214.277
 Physical health Between Groups 762.764 381.382 29.087 <0.01**
Within Groups 1429.201 13.112
Total 2191.964
 Psychological health Between Groups 546.592 273.296 23.231 <0.05*
Within Groups 1282.328 11.764
Total 1828.920
 Social health Between Groups 94.939 47.469 12.808 <0.05*
Within Groups 403.981 3.706
Total 498.920
 Environment health Between Groups 1018.102 509.051 23.849 <0.01*
Within Groups 2326.612 21.345
Total 3344.714
Cognitive Failure
 Forgetfulness Between Groups 1396.840 698.420 32.477 <0.05*
Within Groups 2344.017 21.505
Total 3740.857
 Distractibility Between Groups 740.808 370.404 15.095 <0.05*
Within Groups 2674.683 24.538
Total 3415.491
 False triggers Between Groups 821.233 410.616 14.340 <0.01**
Within Groups 3121.196 28.635
Total 3942.429

PSS, Perceived Stress Scale; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale; WHOQOL-Brief, WHO Quality of Life Scale-Brief; Std., standard; significant mean difference; * represents <0.05 and ** represents <0.01. Sig., significant. Groups: 1, Yoga; 2, Ayurveda; 3, Control