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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Res Ther. 2016 Sep 17;87:142–154. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2016.09.007

Table 4.

Between-group comparisons on psychophysiological variables at first and last treatment sessions

Baseline session Session 7

Baseline HRV or MRT Breathing Cohen’s d Within Group p Between Group p Baseline HRV or MRT breathing Cohen’s d Within Group p Between Group p Group x Task p
LF
 CBPT 5.87 (0.54) 7.53 (0.57) 2.14 .0001 .003 6.33 (0.56) 7.71 (0.56) 1.03 .0004 .01 <0.0001
 MRT 5.87 (0.54) 5.95 (0.55) -0.07 .81 6.15 (0.55) 6.22 (0.55) 0.06 .82
LF/HF Ratio
 CBPT 0.14 (0.37) 1.76 (0.41) 1.55 .0002 .008 0.35 (0.39) 1.47 (0.40) 0.71 .003 .17 .003
 MRT 0.09 (0.37) 0.25 (0.39) 0.06 .62 0.31 (0.39) 0.74 (0.39) 0.35 .23
Respiration Rate
 CBPT 15.64 (0.95) 8.80 (1.11) −1.46 .00001 .0006 13.60 (1.01) 9.10 (1.05) −0.90 .0003 .02 <.0001
 MRT 16.43 (0.97) 15.64 (1.05) −0.29 .42 15.71 (1.06) 15.01 (1.06) −0.26 .49
ETCO2
 CBPT 36.55 (1.24) 34.62 (1.54) −0.60 .23 .93 35.23 (1.36) 33.74 (1.42) −0.20 .33 .53 .60
 MRT 33.40 (1.30) 31.65 (1.35) −0.35 .21 33.59 (1.44) 33.45 (1.44) −0.05 .93

Notes. Mean (SE)

Adjusted values and natural logarithm transformation reported

Effect sizes reported for within-group change