Table 1.

Baseline and change scores of variables across groups.

Variable	N	Baseline (M ± SD)	N	Pre to post change (M ± SD)	p value a
Telomerase activity	43	6.36 ± 2.6	37	1.36 ± 2.8	.005
Telomerase activity (ln)		1.78 ± 0.37	37	0.20 ± 0.4	.004
Psychological factors
Mindfulness	43	3.11 ± 0.4	37	0.15 ± 0.37	.017
Chronic Stress	43	1.97 ± 0.47	37	0.10 ± 0.49	.22
Perceived Stress	43	1.89 ± 0.61	37	−0.12 ± 0.58	.23
Anxiety	43	2.20 ± 0.49	37	−0.12 ± 0.36	.048
Eating behavior
Restrained eating	43	2.80 ± 0.57	37	0.00 ± 0.49	1.00
Total calories	42	1912 ± 731	33	−293 ± 442	.001
% Fat	42	38 ± 5	33	−1.0 ± 4.5	.20
% Carbohydrate	42	46 ± 7	33	1.6 ± 6.0	.15
% Protein	42	16 ± 3	33	.09 ± 2.0	.80
Metabolic factors
BMI	43	31.2 ± 4.8	37	0.1 ± 0.9	.51
Weight (kg)	43	84.9 ± 14.9	37	0.3 ± 2.6	.48
Cortisol (ug/dl)	43	10.6 ± 4.6	36	−0.22 ± 5.6	.82
Glucose (mg/dl)	43	92 ± 8	37	4.9 ± 7.5	.0001
Insulin (μU/ml)	43	13.9 ± 8.3	37	2.9 ± 5.1	.001
HOMA-IR	43	3.2 ± 2.1	37	0.95 ± 1.6	.001

^ap values from one sample t-tests for mean changes differing from 0.0.