Table 2. Comparison of variables across groups at baseline.
| Group | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control(n = 19) | Monosensory(n = 25) | Bisensory(n = 26) | Multisensory(n = 23) | ||
| Cortisol -n (%) | |||||
| Below the median | 3 (21.4) | 10 (47.6) | 15 (68.2) | 7 (31.8) | 0.023a |
| Above the median | 11 (78.6) | 11 (52.4) | 7 (31.8) | 15 (68.2) | |
| LIPP stress—n (%) | |||||
| No stress | 13 (68.4) | 12 (48.0) | 14 (53.8) | 14 (60.9) | 0.555 |
| Stress | 6 (31.6) | 13 (52.0) | 12 (46.2) | 9 (39.1) | |
| LIPP stress phase—n (%) | |||||
| No stress | 13 (68.4) | 12 (48.0) | 14 (53.8) | 14 (60.9) | 0.267 |
| Alert | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Resistance | 4 (21.1) | 12 (48.0) | 11 (42.3) | 8 (34.8) | |
| Near-exhaustion | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 1 (4.3) | |
| Self-esteem—n (%) | |||||
| Low | 12 (63.2) | 11 (44.0) | 11 (45.8) | 13 (56.5) | 0.544 |
| Average/High | 7 (36.8) | 14 (56.0) | 13 (54.2) | 10 (43.5) | |
| Negative affect–median (1st quartile– 3rd quartile) | 13.00[10.50; 17.50] | 15.00[13.00; 21.00] | 13.50[11.75; 15.50] | 13.00[9.00; 17.50] | 0.354 |
| Positive affect–median (1st quartile– 3rd quartile) | 24.00[22.50; 26.50] | 24.00[20.00; 27.00] | 23.50[18.75; 26.25] | 24.00[19.00; 24.50] | 0.470 |
| Life satisfaction–median (1st quartile– 3rd quartile) | 24.00[20.00; 30.00] | 23.00[16.00; 29.00] | 26.00[21.50; 29.25] | 22.00[19.50; 27.50] | 0.497 |
aMultiple comparisons showed differences between the Bisensory and control groups.