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. 2022 Sep 2;9:965130. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.965130

Table 4.

Change in MAST measures.

Before MAST Instructions Immediately after MAST Instructions Immediately after MAST 10 min after MAST 20 min after MAST 30 min after MAST 40 min after MAST p -value (group) p-value
(time x group)
Systolic blood pressure Placebo Mean 132.16 131.78 132.94 130.25 129.82 128.33 128.72 0.010 0.942
(mm Hg) (n = 38) SE 2.05 2.24 2.38 2.03 1.93 1.90 1.93
Ocimum Mean 127.85 127.82 133.33 127.46 125.84 126.31 126.09
(n = 43) SE 1.90 2.07 2.25 1.89 1.78 1.78 1.80
Diastolic blood pressure Placebo Mean 86.24 87.75 90.54 86.22 86.13 84.91 85.10 0.025 0.996
(mm Hg) (n = 38) SE 1.45 1.70 1.74 1.70 1.68 1.92 1.73
Ocimum Mean 84.57 85.63 89.52 83.97 82.86 82.82 83.64
(n = 43) SE 1.36 1.59 1.62 1.58 1.54 1.79 1.62
Pulse (beats per minute) Placebo Mean 72.05 74.21 72.66 68.95 69.75 69.03 67.91 0.224 0.993
(n = 38) SE 1.95 2.05 2.09 1.85 1.75 1.80 1.65
Ocimum Mean 72.84 75.14 74.06 70.54 69.39 70.84 70.20
(n = 43) SE 1.89 1.98 2.03 1.80 1.66 1.77 1.63
VAS ratings Placebo Mean 2.81 - 2.90 1.74 1.51 1.43 1.15 <0.001 0.749
(n = 38) SE 1.18 - 1.18 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.15
Ocimum Mean 1.73 - 2.22 1.13 1.00 0.95 0.84
(n = 43) SE 1.17 - 1.18 1.16 1.16 1.15 1.15
Cortisol (ug/dL) Placebo Mean 0.16 - 0.21 0.42 - 0.36 0.29 0.001 0.221
(n = 38) SE 0.12 - 0.12 0.12 - 0.12 0.12
Ocimum Mean 0.16 - 0.19 0.34 - 0.26 0.21
(n = 43) SE 0.12 - 0.12 0.12 - 0.12 0.12
sAA (U/mL) Placebo Mean 136.92 - 164.81 122.14 - 115.58 105.18 0.001 0.977
(n = 38) SE 64.73 - 78.01 57.91 - 55.17 50.06
Ocimum Mean 111.55 - 144.16 96.19 - 91.22 87.43
(n = 43) SE 52.64 - 68.10 45.51 - 43.41 41.50

Results (estimated means) and p-values are generated from generalized linear mixed-effects models adjusted for age, sex, and BMI.