Effect of Regular Yogic Training on Growth Hormone and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate as an Endocrine Marker of Aging

Table 12

Growth hormone (analysis of variance).

Source	Type III sum of squares	df	Mean square	F	Sig.; (𝑃 value)	Eta squared
Male
Within subjects factor; (time: pretest, midtest, and posttest)	6.780	1	6.780	31.425	0.000	0.529
Between subjects factor; (groups: experimental and wait list control)	8.354	1	8.354	16.678	0.000	0.373
Interaction; time * group	5.575	1	5.575	25.840	0.000	0.480
Error; (within subjects factor)	6.042	28	0.216
Error; (between subjects factor)	14.025	28	0.501
Female
within subjects factor; (time: pretest, midtest, and posttest)	4.371	1	4.371	47.499	0.000	0.856
Between subjects factor; (groups: experimental and wait list control)	12.339	1	12.339	1.804	0.216	0.184
Interaction; time * group	3.570	1	3.570	38.795	0.000	0.829
Error; (within subjects factor)	0.736	13	9.203
Error; (between subjects factor)	54.718	13	6.840