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Published in final edited form as: Am J Hypertens. 2009 Oct 1;22(12):1326–1331. doi: 10.1038/ajh.2009.184

Table 4.

Pre/post-test changes comparing the transcendental Meditation group to controls in the hypertension risk subgroup

Variable	Adjusted mean change ± s.e.m.		P value
Variable	TM (n = 48)	Control (n = 64)	P value
SBP (mm Hg)	−5.0 ± 1.9	1.3 ± 1.7	0.014
DBP (mm Hg)	−2.8 ± 1.4	1.2 ± 1.2	0.028
Total psychological distress	−21.8 ± 4.2	−1.6 ± 3.6	0.001
Anxiety	−4.7 ± 0.9	−0.2 ± 0.8	0.001
Depression	−5.4 ± 1.4	−0.7 ± 1.2	0.013
Anger/hostility	−3.8 ± 1.1	−0.5 ± 1.0	0.029
Coping ability	8.2 ± 1.5	1.9 ± 1.3	0.002

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