Aromatherapy Benefits Autonomic Nervous System Regulation for Elementary School Faculty in Taiwan

Table 6

Anxiety degree subgroup paired 𝑡-test result for aroma.

Items	Light (𝑛=26)	Mild (𝑛=17)	Moderate (𝑛=11)
SYS (mmHg)
Before	119.19±11.90 *	121.94±13.08 **	135.09±6.49 *
After	110.19±18.84	111.88±12.47	120.27±11.16
DIA (mmHg)
Before	82.92±7.63 **	80.88±8.63 **	86.00±6.72 *
After	76.73±8.19	75.47±7.238	78.82±8.94
HR (BPM)
Before	85.77±16.22 **	81.82±13.12 **	79.00±7.77 *
After	76.19±10.25	74.00±9.507	71.82±9.30
HRV (ms)
Before	160.19±64.25 **	112.65±71.38 **	122.45±65.42 **
After	222.65±95.88	178.47±85.98	169.36±78.34
HF (%)
Before	54.19±17.28	49.94±11.64 **	44.73±14.52 **
After	61.35±10.96	63.41±6.90	59.36±11.80
LF (%)
Before	45.81±17.28	50.06±11.64 **	55.27±14.52 **
After	38.65±10.96	36.59±6.90	40.64±11.80
LF/HF
Before	1.09±1.02 *	1.13±0.58 **	1.418±0.67 **
After	0.627±0.23	0.61±0.18	0.764±0.45

* 𝑃<.05; **𝑃<.01; ***𝑃<.001.