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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 3.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Hypertens. 2009 Oct 1;22(12):1326–1331. doi: 10.1038/ajh.2009.184

Table 2.

Pre/post-test changes in the transcendental Meditation group compared to controls

Variable Adjusted mean change ± s.e.m. P value
TM (n = 93) Control (n = 114)
SBP, mm Hg −2.0 ± 1.2 0.4 ± 1.1 0.15
DBP, mm Hg −1.2 ± 0.9 0.5 ± 0.8 0.15
Total psychological distress −18.9 ± 3.2 −6.1 ± 2.9 0.004
Anxiety −3.7 ± 0.7 −1.0 ± 0.6 0.003
Depression −5.2 ± 1.0 −1.9 ± 0.9 0.012
Anger/hostility −3.2 ± 0.8 −1.0 ± 0.8 0.06
Coping ability 6.0 ± 1.1 1.5 ± 1.0 0.003

Means are adjusted by covarying for the baseline score on each outcome variable. DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TM, Transcendental Meditation.