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Table 2 Demographic, neuropsychological and clinical results

From: Preliminary evidence about the effects of meditation on interoceptive sensitivity and social cognition

 

F

p

Controls

STM

LTM

Gender

4.90 (H)

.86

2 M : 8 F

4 M : 4 F

7 M : 3 F

Age (years)

.95

.40

M= 37.30;

M= 41.12;

M= 43.80;

SD= 9.12

SD= 12.15

SD=10.55

(22 – 49)

(25 – 55)

(29 – 56)

Formal education (years)

2.13

.13

M=16.10;

M= 16.13;

M= 17.90;

SD= .74

SD= 1.73

SD= 3.25

(15 – 17)

(12 – 17)

(12 – 25)

Body mass index

1.47

.25

M= 22.94;

M= 22.88;

M= 24.87;

SD= 2.75

SD= 3.15

SD= 2.49

(19.43 – 26.67)

(17.63 – 26.51)

(21.60 – 28.57)

IFS (Ineco Frontal Score)

1.50

.24

M= 25.95;

M= 27.44;

M= 26.25;

SD= 1.50

SD= 2.47

SD= 1.69

(23 – 28)

(23 – 30)

(24 – 30)

Stroop Interference score

1.88

.17

M= 5.02;

M= 11.33;

M=5.36;

SD= 8.06

SD= 7.20

SD= 7.03

(-6.59 – 15.95)

(5.54 – 27.70)

(-2.64 – 15.85)

BDI-II

4.12

.03

M=9.90;

M=2.88;

M=3.50;

SD=6.94

SD=2.30

SD=6.70

(2 – 22)

(0 – 7)

(0 – 22)

STAI Trait

3.74

.03

M=40.30;

M=33.25;

M=30.30;

SD=9.75

SD=6.54

SD=8.12

(25 – 61)

(27 – 43)

(23 – 51)

STAI State

1.87

.17

M=34.20;

M=30.88;

M=27.90;

SD=10.87

SD=2.70

SD=4.86

   

(20 – 54)

(28 – 34)

(23 – 37)

  1. M= mean.
  2. SD= standard deviation.
  3. Numbers within () are min-max.