Table 1.
Means and Standard Deviations for males and females before and after the mindfulness intervention.
| Pre-Intervention M(SD) | Post-Intervention M(SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Females | Males | Females | Males | |
| SBP – Baseline* | 109.86(8.18) | 110.48(9.80) | 105.61(7.37) | 108.86(11.67) |
| DBP- Baseline* | 64.99(4.26) | 64.86(4.17) | 62.80(5.50) | 56.48(2.74) |
| HR – Baseline* | 76.41(9.01) | 67.40(9.28) | 79.70(10.88) | 74.57(5.60) |
| SBP - Prep† | 12.01(8.73) | 9.18(5.32) | 17.32(10.85) | 12.41(6.60) |
| DBP- Prep† | 9.08 (4.98) | 7.61(7.52) | 12.63(6.54) | 12.51(4.75) |
| HR – Prep† | 18.22(14.72) | 9.67(10.55) | 17.13(10.60) | 11.50(8.56) |
| SBP - Speech† | 21.98(12.22) | 21.31(20.81) | 26.55(14.60) | 20.81(10.15) |
| DBP - Speech† | 15.28(5.14) | 13.28(6.90) | 13.93(9.43) | 14.28(8.70) |
| HR – Speech† | 20.19(14.34) | 15.67(7.56) | 21.33(16.67) | 18.90(11.49) |
| SBP - Math† | 18.01(10.48) | 16.58(9.95) | 20.82(12.26) | 17.01(8.16) |
| DBP - Math† | 11.75(4.04) | 12.08(8.07) | 11.97(7.02) | 13.51(9.01) |
| HR – Math† | 16.19(12.83) | 12.60(7.90) | 17.97(12.11) | 15.56(10.89) |
| SBP – Recovery* | 112.23(7.61) | 114.23(5.82) | 109.49(7.14) | 115.46(9.13) |
| DBP- Recovery* | 66.98(7.00) | 71.08(4.98) | 66.57(5.29) | 62.63(5.87) |
| HR – Recovery* | 79.40(9.56) | 70.03(8.10) | 84.08(10.58) | 77.66(9.90) |
| Anxiety* | 33.20(5.51) | 31.40(6.88) | 35.40(6.90) | 36.60(8.93) |
| HRV response* | −1.00(.88) | −.08(.48) | −.68(.75) | −.10(1.21) |
| HRV recovery* | .79(.78) | .17(.41) | .70(.96) | .43(.44) |
| Cortisol – Area under the curve* | .97(2.39) | .11(.72) | .11(2.14) | .41(1.26) |
| Mindfulness* | 30.60(5.12) | 38.40(7.80) | 33.00(3.50) | 35.20(5.22) |
| Self-Compassion* | 2.63(.56) | 3.26(.59) | 2.77(.57) | 3.03(.53) |
| Perceived Stress* | 29.20(4.16) | 24.00(8.48) | 31.50(6.59) | 24.00(6.44) |
| Life Satisfaction* | 3.56(.50) | 2.94(.30) | 2.50(.60) | 3.00(.39) |
| Positive Affect* | 31.30(7.80) | 30.00(5.20) | 30.90(5.30) | 36.40(4.04) |
| Negative Affect* | 22.60(5.66) | 19.60(7.23) | 22.60(4.90) | 16.80(4.87) |
Note. SBP – systolic blood pressure, DBP – diastolic blood pressure, HR – heart rate, HRV – heart rate variability
*
Raw score
†
Delta score from the baseline