Table 3 Values for percental reactivity to and recovery from the psychosocial stress test, along with results from the mixed between-within subjects ANOVA for reactivity and recovery at baseline and follow-up
n | Percental reactivity | Mixed between-within subjects ANOVA | ||||||||||||
Control group | Intervention group | Baseline to follow-up | Group | Time*group | ||||||||||
Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | F | p | Eta squared | F | p | Eta squared | F | p | Eta squared | ||
ACTH (pmol/L) | 85 | 261 (159; 364) | 108 (69; 147) | 215 (157; 273) | 100 (62; 139) | 25.67 | < 0.001 | 0.236 | 0.42 | 0.518 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 0.555 | 0.00 |
Cort (nmol/L) | 81 | 96 (73; 119) | 73 (53; 94) | 94 (79; 109) | 60 (51; 70) | 17.76 | < 0.001 | 0.18 | 0.64 | 0.426 | 0.01 | 0.60 | 0.442 | 0.01 |
SBP (mmHg)* | 83 | 34 (29;39) | 24 (21; 28) | 29 (25; 34) | 23 (19; 27) | 0.85 | 0.360 | 0.01 | 2.68 | 0.106 | 0.03 | 1.00 | 0.321 | 0.01 |
DBP (mmHg) | 83 | 26 (31; 40) | 30 (26; 34) | 36 (30; 43) | 29 (25; 33) | 7.61 | 0.007 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.964 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.727 | 0.00 |
HR (Bpm)* | 78 | 44 (35; 53) | 20 (12; 28) | 40 (33; 47) | 25 (18; 33) | 0.04 | 0.846 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.778 | 0.00 | 2.15 | 0.147 | 0.03 |
n | Percental recovery | Mixed between-within subjects ANOVA | ||||||||||||
Control group | Intervention group | Baseline to follow-up | Group | Time*group | ||||||||||
Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | F | p | Eta squared | F | p | Eta squared | F | p | Eta squared | ||
ACTH (pmol/L)* | 87 | 68 (62; 74) | 60 (53; 67) | 70 (64; 75) | 65 (61; 69) | 0.94 | 0.334 | 0.01 | 1.17 | 0.282 | 0.01 | 1.03 | 0.313 | 0.01 |
Cort (nmol/L) | 84 | 33 (29; 37) | 38 (35; 41) | 36 (33; 39) | 39 (37; 41) | 7.87 | 0.006 | 0.09 | 0.60 | 0.442 | 0.01 | 0.41 | 0.526 | 0.01 |
SBP (mmHg)* | 85 | 29 (27; 31) | 27 (24; 29) | 27 (26; 29) | 25 (22; 27) | 0.55 | 0.459 | 0.01 | 2.59 | 0.112 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.99 | 0.00 |
DBP (mmHg) | 85 | 31 (28; 33) | 31 (28; 34) | 31 (29; 34) | 31 (29; 34) | 0.28 | 0.596 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.674 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.717 | 0.00 |
HR (Bpm)* | 84 | 30 (26; 35) | 33 (29; 36) | 36 (32; 40) | 36 (33; 38) | 0.35 | 0.557 | 0.00 | 3.12 | 0.081 | 0.04 | 1.68 | 0.199 | 0.02 |