Table 2.

Comparison of outcomes

Variable (mean ± standard deviation)	Transcendental Meditation n=11		Healthy Eating Education n=9		Change
	Baseline	6 month	Baseline	6 month	TM change	HE change
Hormonal outcomes
Cortisol (ng/ml)	2.36 ± 1.30	2.21 ± 1.65	2.59 ± 1.17	3.01 ± 0.87	0.14±1.17	−0.41±1.89
Norepinephrine (ng/ml)	1.05 ± 0.31	0.91 ± 0.58	0.93 ± 0.20	0.94 ± 0.48	0.13±0.64	−0.01±0.44
Psychological outcomes
PSS	19.6±3.4	18.4± 5.0	18.6 ±4.9	18.9 ±3.9	1.27±4.3	−0.33±0.61
CESD	18.4 ±9.2	13.5 ± 11.5	19.7 ± 7.7	20.1 ±15.1	4.8±10.8	−0.44±11.7
Health outcomes
SF-36
Physical function	60.9±15.14	55.5±24.84	48.3 ± 26.69	41.1 ±23.42	5.45±26.68	7.2±17.52
Role Physical	75.0 ±40.31	70.5 ±41.56	50.0 ± 41.46	33.3 ±33.07	4.55±57.89	16.7±48.41
Role Emotional	72.7 ±41.68	75.8 ± 42.40	62.9 ± 35.14	40.7 ±49.38	−3.03±64.04	22.2±47.14
Vitality	46.0 ±19.42	69.9 ± 19.13*	48.6 ± 25.15	52.8 ±25.98	−23.86±26.78	−4.17±24.41
Mental Health	60.9± 15.14	74.1± 19.98	63.3 ±18.54	71.1± 22.61	−13.18±27.95	−7.78±27.51
Social Function	60.2 ±23.59	73.9± 24.66	63.9 ± 27.56	59.7± 24.03	−13.04±33.75	4.17±30.62
Bodily Pain	75.7 ±24.88	72.0 ± 35.05	57.2 ± 27.85	67.2± 28.32	3.63±34.34	−10.0±21.10
General Health	51.4 ±21.34	66.8 ± 18.48	70.0 ±20.92	63.9± 16.16	−15.45±20.67	6.11±16.16*
FAHI
Physical well-being	29.2±72.	36.2± 4.2*	28.1 ± 0.23	29.3± 7.9	−7.0.± 6.9	−1.2±4.6
Emotional well-being	28.1±8.9	34.3± 6.0	25.7 ±6.71	25.7± 10.6	−6.8±6.6	0±10.0
Functional and Global well-being	34.6±11.2	38.1± 10.1	34.6 ± 10.26	33.0± 12.1	−3.4±4.8	1.6±5.4
Social well-being	22.4±7.4	23.0± 9.3	18.7± 8.51	18.6± 8.1	−0.63±3.5	0.11±6.7
Cognitive functioning	8.7 ±2.9	9.3 ± 2.9	8.6 ±2.35	7.9 ± 2.8	−0.54±3.2	0.7±3.3
Total Score	123.0 ±28.2	140.8 ± 26.5	115.6± 25.27	114.4 ± 29.1	−17.8±17.9	1.1±19.4*
Quality of well-being	0.69 ± 0.19	0.72 ± 0.22	0.60 ± −.22	0.50 ± 0.19	−0.03±0.27	0.09±0.23

^*Significant at p <.05