Table 4.
Physiological Indices | Pre-Test | Post-Test | p | t | Effect Size |
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Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 130.4 ± 3.6 | 135.2 ± 3.7 | 0.361 | 0.922 | 0.27 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 78.0 ± 2.2 | 79.3 ± 2.1 | 0.667 | 0.433 | 0.13 |
Pulse rate (bpm) | 80.7 ± 2.8 | 75.3 ± 2.4 | 0.155 | −1.446 | 0.43 |
Salivary amylase activity (KU/L) | 58.0 ± 16.4 | 13.2 ± 2.6 | 0.012 * | −2.636 | 0.78 |
Data are expressed as the mean± standard error. t: The t-test statistic for a paired sample t-test; p: The p-value (probability value) for the t-test statistic. * was considered significant at p < 0.05 paired-sample t-test. The effect size is reported by Cohen’s d.