Impact of Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique on Adrenaline and Cortisol Levels in Healthy Volunteers

Table 2

Comparison of adrenaline levels from visit 1 to visit 4 within each group.

	Sample (𝑛)	Mean ± SD (in picograms/dL)	𝑃 value in comparison with visit 1
		IAM
Visit 1	36	132.47 ± 22.11	Change: 17.36
Visit 2	36	115.11 ± 19.55	.001*
Visit 1	30	130.50 ± 10.31	Change: 14.4
Visit 3	30	116.10 ± 22.61	.001*
Visit 1	18	127.22 ± 10.61	Change: 9.82
Visit 4	18	117.40 ± 11.61	.007*
PMR
Visit 1	32	144.88 ± 23.86	Change: 14.41
Visit 2	32	130.47 ± 22.05	.025*
Visit 1	29	145.21 ± 23.48	Change: 12.45
Visit 3	29	132.76 ± 26.31	.084
Visit 1	21	143.38 ± 26.75	Change: .63
Visit 4	21	142.75 ± 12.71	.774
Control
Visit 1	33	137.73 ± 18.12	Change: −1.85
Visit 2	33	139.58 ± 30.64	.997
Visit 1	28	138.01 ± 19.50	Change: −5.13
Visit 3	28	143.14 ± 20.34	.331
Visit 1	21	139.76 ± 20.08	Change: .37
Visit 4	21	139.39 ± 22.24	.906

* 𝑃 value less than  .05. Change = mean decrease.