Table 4.
Comparison of anthropometric, Glycemic, Lipid profile, and Neuro‐cognitive factors pre‐ and post‐AOL advance meditation (n = 46)
| M ± SD | M ± SD | t‐value | CI (95%) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Maximum | |||||
| Anthropometric | ||||||
| Weight | 73.40 ± 12.45 | 73.10 ± 11.99 | 1.02 | −0.30 | 0.92 | .314 |
| BMI | 26.85 ± 3.85 | 26.75 ± 3.83 | 0.83 | −0.13 | 0.32 | .410 |
| Waist | 95.05 ± 10.08 | 94.06 ± 10.04 | 1.35 | −0.49 | 2.47 | .185 |
| HIP | 103.85 ± 8.38 | 102.33 ± 12.89 | 1.12 | −1.21 | 4.25 | .268 |
| Systolic | 140.47 ± 20.11 | 137.65 ± 16.62 | 1.52 | −0.91 | 6.55 | .135 |
| Diastolic | 94.50 ± 14.05 | 95.34 ± 16.94 | −0.29 | −6.60 | 4.92 | .770 |
| PO2 | 89.33 ± 3.23 | 90.74 ± 2.65 | −2.73 | −2.46 | −0.37 | .009 |
| Pulse Rate | 86.83 ± 12.40 | 84.74 ± 11.48 | 1.07 | −1.83 | 6.00 | .289 |
| Glycemic | ||||||
| Glucose | 76.36 ± 22.58 | 79.77 ± 24.36 | −6.75 | −4.42 | −2.39 | <.001 |
| Lipid Profile | ||||||
| Cholesterol | 203.91 ± 32.62 | 200.11 ± 35.76 | 1.57 | −1.08 | 8.70 | .124 |
| Triglycerides | 200.49 ± 104.87 | 194.04 ± 98.51 | 2.11 | 0.31 | 12.59 | .040 |
| HDL | 40.00 ± 4.32 | 39.91 ± 3.79 | 0.18 | −0.86 | 1.03 | .857 |
| LDL | 123.55 ± 24.95 | 121.60 ± 30.06 | 0.79 | −3.05 | 6.97 | .436 |
| CDL/HDL | 5.01 ± 0.89 | 5.01 ± 0.91 | 0.07 | −0.19 | 0.20 | .943 |
| LDL/HDL | 3.04 ± 0.50 | 3.02 ± 0.73 | 0.36 | −0.12 | 0.17 | .723 |
| VLDL | 40.00 ± 21.01 | 38.64 ± 19.72 | 2.19 | 0.11 | 2.61 | .034 |
| HB | 16.26 ± 1.82 | 15.99 ± 1.59 | 3.12 | 0.10 | 0.45 | .003 |
| Stress and Mental Well‐Being | ||||||
| STAI | 35.02 ± 8.05 | 28.17 ± 7.37 | 6.89 | 4.85 | 8.85 | <.001 |
| MWB | 58.24 ± 7.12 | 60.85 ± 8.10 | −2.49 | −4.72 | −0.50 | .017 |
| OHQ | 132.40 ± 16.52 | 141.81 ± 18.23 | −3.58 | −14.69 | −4.12 | .001 |
| SLCT | 28.14 ± 8.65 | 29.05 ± 8.40 | −0.61 | −3.89 | 2.08 | .542 |
Bold represent statistically significant change after advanced meditation protocol.