TABLE 1.

Significance test results of the ECG and breathing parameters. Shown are the results of a one-way ANOVA with contrasts between the three conditions rest, content-related meditation (CRM) and content-free awareness (CFA).

ECG/breathing parameters		CFA vs. Rest	CFA vs. CRM	CRM vs. Rest
HR	t	−15.493	−10.181	−5.311
	df	12	12	12
	p (FDR)	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
HRV	t	5.280	6.615	−1.335
	df	12	12	12
	p (FDR)	< 0.001	< 0.001	ns (0.21)
BR	t	6.573	5.919	−2.807
	df	12	5.083	4.952
	p (FDR)	< 0.001	0.002	ns (0.051)
OCe	t	2.841	6.603	−3.762
	df	12	12	12
	p (FDR)	0.015	< 0.001	< 0.01

HR = Heart rate, HRV = Heart rate variability, BR = Breathing rate, OCe = Estimated oxygen consumption, p (FDR) = False discovery rate corrected p-value, ns = non-significant.