Table 3b.

Change over time in telomere length, telomerase activity and plasma Aβ levels in older adults with subjective cognitive decline randomized to a 12-week Kirtan Kriya meditation (KK) or a 12-week music listening (ML) program

Outcome Measures	Change from Baseline (KK)			Change from Baseline (ML)
	3 months Mean (SE)	p*	ES	3 months Mean (SE)	p*	ES	p‡
Telomere length (absolute mean, kb)	0.29 (2.23)	0.38	0.27	–2.25 (2.50)	0.20	0.10	0.32
Telomerase activity (TSR8 copies)	1048.88 (2733.45)	0.71	0.10	1218.34 (1448.81)	0.12	0.28	0.87
Plasma Aβ (pg/ml)
Aβ38	3.33 (13.32)	0.81	0.01	1.26 (9.08)	0.57	0.01	0.64
Aβ40	2.04 (5.23)	0.71	0.09	–14.13 (7.16)	0.06	0.27	0.04
Aβ42	0.42 (1.74)	0.81	0.01	0.41 (0.41)	0.63	0.04	0.77
Ratio Aβ42/Aβ40	0.001 (0.01)	0.33	0.02	0.004 (0.001)	0.01	0.14	0.098

^*Repeated measures ANOVA

^‡Between group difference at 3 months (P’s and effect sizes calculated on log-transformed values, adjusted for age and baseline values). ES, effect size; SE, standard error.