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

Table 3

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

	Sample (𝑛)	Mean ± SD (in micrograms/dL)	𝑃 value in comparison with; visit 1
		IAM
Visit 1	35	14.20 ± 4.45	Change: 2.39
Visit 2	35	11.81 ± 3.55	.002*
Visit 1	30	14.28 ± 4.5	Change: 3.45
Visit 3	30	10.83 ± 2.77	.001*
Visit 1	29	13.80 ± 4.62	Change: 5.3
Visit 4	29	8.5 ± 2.77	.001*
PMR
Visit 1	32	13.71 ± 4.14	Change: 1.39
Visit 2	32	12.32 ± 4.75	.088
Visit 1	31	13.32 ± 4.21	Change: 2.33
Visit 3	31	10.99 ± 4.33	.014*
Visit 1	23	14.19 ± 4.33	Change: 3.55
Visit 4	23	10.64 ± 3.56	.007*
Control
Visit 1	32	13.87 ± 5.2	Change: 1.2
Visit 2	32	12.67 ± 5.20	.081
Visit 1	28	13.84 ± 5.4	Change: 0.81
Visit 3	28	13.03 ± 5.41	.333
Visit 1	23	13.49 ± 5.6	Change: 2.25
Visit 4	23	11.24 ± 3.9	.004*

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