A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Yoga on Stress Reactivity in 6th Grade Students
Table 2
Means and standard deviation of systolic, diastolic, and heart rate.
Pretest
Posttest
Initial rest
SD
Stressor 1
SD
Stressor 2
SD
Recovery rest
SD
Initial rest
SD
Stressor 1
SD
Stressor 2
SD
Recovery rest
SD
Systolic
Yoga
103.8
17.6
106.0
17.6
106.3
16.7
101.2
13.5
104.5
11.9
116.2
12.7
108.6
10.7
112.2
12.9
PE
101.6
13.5
111.4
13.5
108.9
11.9
107.0
11.1
106.7
11.8
112.3
12.1
115.2
13.4
105.1
12.3
Diastolic
Yoga
64.3
10.8
67.7
9.1
69.0
11.7
62.8
7.5
64.0
9.4
76.8
9.9
70.2
6.7
68.6
8.5
PE
65.9
8.8
76.9
14.0
69.4
7.9
72.2
11.6
69.8
11.0
76.6
11.5
75.3
8.6
72.1
10.3
Heart rate
Yoga
83.2
8.1
87.4
12.5
93.1
13.7
84.5
10.8
85.1
13.1
89.8
15.1
92.8
12.6
86.5
9.7
PE
85.1
14.0
95.4
20.0
92.6
18.0
86.9
14.5
87.9
13.9
92.3
15.3
94.9
18.4
90.7
12.6
Note: initial rest: mean of first two measurements after 5-minute rest. Stressors 1 and 2: values taken at the end of 3 minute stressor tasks 1 and 2. Recovery rest: mean of final two measurements taken at 5 and 10 minutes after the end of second stressor. SD: standard deviation.
