Research Article
A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Yoga on Stress Reactivity in 6th Grade Students
Table 1
Demographics and baseline equivalence.
| | Characteristic | Yoga group | PE group | Statistics |
| | Age () | = 10.75 years old (SD = .45) | = 10.83 years old (SD = .39) | = .63 |
| | Gender () | Male = 10 | Male = 7 | | Female = 5 | Female = 8 | = .46 |
| | Ethnicity () | Caucasian = 7 | Caucasian = 5 | | Black = 0 | Black = 1 | | Asian = 1 | Asian = 1 | = .82 | | Hispanic = 2 | Hispanic = 2 | | Other = 2 | Other = 3 |
| | Annual income () | $50,000 or below = 4 | $50,000 or below = 0 | | $51,000−$100,00 = 2 | $51,000−$100,000 = 5 | = .16 | | $101,000−$200,000 =2 | $101,000 −$200,000 = 4 | | $201,000 and above = 3 | $201,000 and above = 2 |
| | Take medication () | No = 10 | No = 9 | = .31 | | Yes = 0 | Yes = 1 |
| | Attendance () | = 26.87 classes (SD = 4.85) | = 22.80 classes (SD = 7.36) | = .09 |
| | Systolic BP () | 99.67 (18.01) | 101.07 (12.78) | = .808 |
| | Diastolic BP () | 62.73 (10.39) | 64.93 (9.24) | = .545 |
| | Heart rate () | 84.23 (8.07) | 85.06 (13.50) | = .839 |
| | Engagement scales (time 1,2: ) | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 1 | t | | Minimum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | Moderate | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | = .13 | = 1.00 | | Maximum | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | | |
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: mean; SD: standard deviation; BP: blood pressure; units for BP: mmHg.
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