Mindfulness Intervention for Stress Eating to Reduce Cortisol and Abdominal Fat among Overweight and Obese Women: An Exploratory Randomized Controlled Study
Table 3
Estimated effects of changes in predictors on changes in abdominal fat adjusted for baseline abdominal fat and weight change.
Across groups
Treatment
Control
Predictor
Est effecta (SE)
95% CI
St Cb
P
c
GxPd P value
Est Effect (SE)
95% CI
St C
P
Est effect (SE)
95% CI
St C
P
Attendance
—
—
—
—
—
−40.7 (30.3)
−105.4–24.0
−.30
.20
—
—
—
—
Mindful meals (#)
—
—
—
—
—
−17.0 (20.6)
−60.9–26.8
−.21
.42
—
—
—
—
Meditation (min)
—
—
—
—
—
1.2 (1.1)
−1.2–3.6
.25
.30
—
—
—
—
Mindfulness-Act w Aware
−217.3 (115.9)
−454.8–20.2
−.29
.07
.97
−274.5 (151.0)
−598.3–49.3
−.40
.09
−247.5 (223.6)
−724.0–229.0
−.25
.29
Mindfulness-Observe
−63.0 (123.3)
−313.5–187.5
−.08
.61
.54
−78.4 (155.9)
−410.7–253.9
−.12
.62
−275.7 (296.1)
−906.9–355.49
−.23
.37
Mindfulness-Describe
−73.9 (114.0)
−305.6–157.8
−.10
.52
.56
−0.4 (199.6)
−425.8–425.0
.00
.99
−172.3 (154.3)
−501.2–156.5
−.27
.28
Mindfulness-Accept
−5.0 (79.0)
−165.6–155.6
−.01
.95
.73
−74.9 (123.2)
−337.6–187.8
−.15
.55
−27.79 (149.7)
−346.8–291.2
−.05
.86
Body responsiveness
−43.7 (51.3)
−147.9–60.4
−.13
.40
.04
−218.8 (84.3)
−398.7–−9.0
−.50
.02
15.9 (67.4)
−127.7–159.4
.06
.82
Chronic stress
15.8 (115.4)
−218.7–250.3
.02
.89
.01
338.2 (154.1)
9.7–666.7
.47
.04
−291.8 (159.4)
−631.6–48.1
−.44
.09
Perceived stress
60.8 (95.4)
−133.0–254.6
.11
.53
.32
210.6 (164.9)
−141.8–561.1
.30
.22
32.4 (127.1)
−238.5–303.3
.06
.80
Anxiety
−81.7 (140.3)
−366.8–203.5
−.09
.56
.70
4.9 (207.9)
−438.3–448.1
.01
.98
−96.5 (230.2)
−587.2–394.2
−.10
.68
Restrained eating
−27.0 (106.3)
−243.0–189.0
−.04
.80
.37
−146.9 (188.0)
−547.6–253.8
−.19
.45
81.1 (159.5)
−258.8–421.0
.13
.62
Emotional eating
75.4 (124.3)
−177.2–328.0
.10
.55
.67
103.1 (172.7)
−265.1–471.3
.14
.56
217.5 (226.0)
−264.1–699.1
.22
.35
External eating
150.0 (119.4)
−92.7–392.7
.20
.22
.49
306.3 (181.8)
−81.2–693.7
.36
.11
160.3 (183.6)
−231.0–551.5
.21
.40
Cortisol awake rsp. (nmol/L)
13.9 (19.3)
−25.7–53.6
.21
.43
.83
26.3 (11.1)
2.1–50.4
.85
.04
10.4 (9.1)
−9.4–30.1
.29
.28
Cortisol slope (nmol/L)
−7.9 (5.3)
−18.6–2.8
−.25
.14
.87
−10.7 (6.5)
−24.9–3.6
−.44
.13
−6.8 (14.6)
−38.3–24.7
−.12
.65
Serum morn. cortisol (ln)
114.8 (117.1)
−123.5–353.0
.15
.33
.63
59.4 (176.5)
−316.8–435.6
.08
.74
195.9 (172.1)
−173.3–565.1
.27
.27
aEst effect = unstandardized regression coefficient; bSt C = standardized regression coefficient, cP = significance level of regression coefficient; dGxP P value = significance level of the group × predictor interaction term.