Table 2.
Average Pretest and Posttest Scores by Sex and Treatment Group
| Sex |
Treatment Group |
Number of Participants |
Saliva Sample, μg/dL |
Heart Rate, bpma |
Blood Pressure, mm Hg (systolic)a |
Blood Pressure, mm Hg (diastolic)a |
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| 1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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| Male (n = 32) | Cognitive intervention | 11 | 1.246 | 1.090b | 75.5 | 73.8 | 131.1 | 128.3 | 72.2 | 70.8 |
| Somatic intervention | 11 | 1.541 | 1.236b | 74.6 | 70.5 | 127.2 | 123.2 | 73.2 | 70.9 | |
| Control | 10 | 1.295 | 1.584c | 73 | 71.4 | 128.0 | 123.5 | 75.9 | 71.1 | |
| Female (n = 65) | Cognitive intervention | 23 | 2.029 | 1.835b | 76.4 | 72.0 | 115.0 | 113.2 | 72.2 | 70.2 |
| Somatic intervention | 25 | 2.130 | 1.798b | 77.3 | 72.9 | 116.4 | 113.3 | 71.6 | 70.6 | |
| Control | 17 | 0.984 | 1.201c | 75.2 | 75.1 | 112.4 | 110.7 | 70.2 | 67.8 | |
a
No differences were found between groups (P > .05).
b
Cognitive-intervention and somatic-intervention groups were different from the control group (P > .001) but not from each other.
c
Cortisol level was greater in saliva sample 2 than saliva sample 1.