Table 3.

Changes in metabolic and inflammatory biomarker outcomes in mindfulness and standard group

	Mean Change from Baseline (± SD)1
	Mindfulness Group (n=9)	Standard Group (n=9)	P-value2
Metabolic Biomarkers
HbA1C (%)
12 weeks	0.27 ± 0.70	−0.12 ± 0.20	0.073
6 months	0.34 ± 0.38	−0.06 ± 0.31	0.03
Adiponectnin (ug/mL)
12 weeks	−0.10 ± 1.50	0.06 ± 0.69	0.78
6 months	−0.13 ± 1.68	−0.35 ± 0.67	0.73
Inflammatory Biomarkers
Hs-CRP (mg/L)
12 weeks	0.17 ± 2.80	0.09 ± 0.89	0.743
6 months	0.12 ± 1.37	0.26 ± 0.57	0.79
IL-6 (pg/ml)
12 weeks	0.70 ± 2.86	−1.17 ± 5.47	0.673
6 months	0.26 ± 1.61	−1.08 ± 6.47	0.493
TNF-a (pg/mL)
12 weeks	0.12 ± 0.22	−0.06 ± 0.29	0.16
6 months	−0.02 ± 0.34	0.09 ± 0.38	0.52

¹Mean changes from baseline calculated as ‘12 week-Baseline’ and ‘6 month-Baseline’.

²P-values for between-group differences calculated using t-tests for normally distributed differences and the Wilcoxon rank sum test for non-normally distributed differences.

³Indicates p-value calculated using Wilcoxon-rank sum test. All others calculated using t-test.