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Table 3 Results from the linear mixed model analyses for each cytokine for group (AC vs. YB) and time (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 min)

From: Yogic breathing when compared to attention control reduces the levels of pro-inflammatory biomarkers in saliva: a pilot randomized controlled trial

		F	P-value
IL-1β	Group^a	6.22	0.02
IL-1β	Time^b	3.39	0.01
IL-1RA	Group^a	0.08	0.8
IL-1RA	Time^b	0.73	0.6
IL-6	Group^a	0.41	0.5
IL-6	Time^b	0.95	0.4
IL-8	Group^a	7.96	0.01
IL-8	Time^b	4.05	0.005
IL-10	Group^a	0.17	0.7
IL-10	Time^b	1.32	0.3
IL-17	Group^a	1.27	0.3
IL-17	Time^b	1.52	0.2
IP-10	Group^a	0.35	0.6
IP-10	Time^b	3.54	0.01
MCP-1	Group^a	4.43	0.0495
MCP-1	Time^b	6.19	0.0002
MIP-1b	Group^a	0.02	0.9
MIP-1b	Time^b	1.68	0.2
TNF-alpha	Group^a	0.00	>0.9
TNF-alpha	Time^b	1.34	0.3

The overall F statistic for each main effect is provided as well as the significance level (p-value); the degrees of freedom for the individual main effects were constant across all models
^aNumerator df = 1, denominator df = 18
^bNumerator df = 4, denominator df = 76

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