Table 5. Vital parameters at baseline and during study period in PP dataset.

SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PP: per-protocol; CI: confidence interval; ⁰F: degree fahrenheit

	Ashwagandha  (AG, n=37)		Placebo  (PL, n=35)		t-test		Mean  Difference	95% C.I. for diff.	Effect size (Cohen’s)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t'	p'			‘d'	95% C.I. for ‘d’
SBP (mm Hg)
Day 0	118.75	11.178	116.28	15.734	0.771	0.443	2.47	-3.92 to 8.86	0.18	-0.28 to 0.64
Week 4	118.27	9.106	117.14	9.570	0.512	0.610	1.13	-3.26 to 5.52	0.12	-0.34 to 0.58
Week 8	117.73	8.00	116.00	7.35	0.953	0.344	1.73	-1.89 to 5.35	0.22	-0.24 to 0.69
DBP (mm Hg)
Day 0	77.29	4.90	76.00	7.746	0.854	0.396	1.30	-1.73 to 4.33	0.20	-0.26 to 0.66
Week 4	76.81	7.46	75.42	7.413	0.788	0.433	1.38	-2.12 to 4.88	0.19	-0.28 to 0.65
Week 8	76.16	4.76	74.57	6.10	1.235	0.221	1.59	-0.98 to 4.16	0.29	-0.17 to 0.75
Pulse rate (per min.)
Day 0	72.05	2.37	70.45	2.17	2.968	0.004	1.60	0.52 to 2.67	0.70	0.22 to 1.17
Week 4	72.70	1.83	72.08	1.77	1.448	0.152	0.62	-0.23 to 1.47	0.34	-0.13 to 0.81
Week 8	72.54	2.60	72.51	1.83	0.049	0.961	0.03	-1.04 to 1.09	0.01	-0.45 to 0.47
Temperature (0F)
Day 0	98.19	0.11	98.18	0.16	0.269	0.789	0.01	-0.06 to 0.08	0.06	-0.40 to 0.53
Week 4	98.25	0.13	98.23	0.21	0.468	0.642	0.02	-0.06 to 0.10	0.11	-0.35 to 0.57
Week 8	98.24	0.13	98.23	0.10	0.508	0.613	0.01	-0.04 to 0.07	0.12	-0.34 to 0.58
Respiratory rate (per min.)
Day 0	17.13	1.53	17.25	1.46	-0.345	0.731	-0.12	-0.83 to 0.58	-0.08	-0.54 to 0.38
Week 4	18.54	1.46	18.00	1.18	1.714	0.091	0.54	-0.09 to 1.17	0.40	-0.06 to 0.87
Week 8	18.54	1.86	17.88	1.60	1.593	0.116	0.65	-0.16 to 1.47	0.38	-0.09 to 0.84