Table 1.

Results of six letter cancellation test, digit letter substitution test, and self-esteem measures in 116 children before and after yoga

Variables	Before/after	Mean±SD	Significance level (P)	Cohen’s d
SLCT scores	Before	20.12±6.83	<0.001***	0.53
	After	24.07±7.99
DLST scores	Before	44.17±10.78	<0.001***	0.56
	After	49.89±9.62
General self-esteem scores	Before	15.63±2.10	<0.001***	0.15
	After	15.29±2.23
Social self-esteem scores	Before	6.78±1.54	<0.01**	0.01
	After	6.81±1.54
Academic self-esteem scores	Before	8.90±1.29	<0.001***	0.17
	After	9.16±1.06
Parental self-esteem scores	Before	8.25±1.09	>0.05	0.22
	After	8.48±0.97
Total self-esteem scores	Before	39.56±4.30	<0.001***	0.04
	After	39.75±3.95
**P<0.01, ***P<0.001, paired sample t-test used to compare before and after values. SLCT=Six letter cancellation test, DLST=Digit letter substitution test, SD=Standard deviation