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Table 2 Means and standard deviations of examined variables (N = 40)

From: The effects of yoga and quiet rest on subjective levels of anxiety and physiological correlates: a 2-way crossover randomized trial

Variable

Yoga

Rest

 

M

SD

M

SD

Baseline STAI-Y1, Ŧ

33.48

9.41

33.53

10.63

Post-condition STAI-Y1

27.43

7.05

29.78

7.82

Post-exposure STAI-Y1

33.18

10.75

34.48

10.34

Baseline HR, *, Ŧ

72.48

10.61

73.59

11.25

Condition HR

101.01

22.65

69.35

10.61

Post-condition HR

74.51

10.39

70.43

9.77

Post-exposure HR

71.69

9.73

70.17

9.65

Baseline RMSSDa, Ŧ

61.32

30.80

61.87

33.98

Post-condition RMSSD

62.41

36.33

75.66

40.67

Post-exposure RMSSD

72.75

43.11

79.41

42.49

Baseline LFNU, Ŧ

53.50

17.13

53.75

17.93

Post-condition LFNU

52.56

16.07

54.50

17.77

Post exposure LFNU

58.42

13.86

56.25

15.18

Baseline HFNU, Ŧ

46.49

17.13

46.25

17.93

Post-condition HFNU

47.19

16.22

44.55

17.89

Post-exposure HFNU

41.58

13.86

43.55

15.15

Post-condition RPE

10.83

1.66

6.05

0.22

  1. STAI-Y1 State Anxiety Inventory, HR heart rate, RMSSD root mean square of successive differences in RR intervals, LFNU low-frequency power, HFNU high-frequency power, RPE Ratings of Perceived Exertion; a = significant condition x time interaction; Ŧ = significant interaction for time, P < 0.05