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Table 3 Baseline and post means, effect sizes, and confidence intervals of health outcomes of interest

From: A pilot open-label feasibility trial examining an adjunctive mindfulness intervention for adolescents with obesity

Variable

Baseline mean (SD)

Post mean (SD)

Difference CI 95% (lower, upper)

Cohen’s d

d CI 95% (lower, upper)

p value

BMI

35.70 (5.28)

32.79 (9.79)

− 3.38, 9.20

− 0.31

− 1.15, 0.53

.327

Blood pressure-systolic

116.00 (6.91)

117.22 (5.45)

− 4.48, 2.03

0.29

− 0.55, 1.13

.412

Blood pressure-diastolic

67.89 (9.37)

71.78 (9.99)

− 10.31, 2.54

0.47

− 0.38, 1.32

.200

Mindfulness

4.20 (0.75)

4.40 (0.95)

− 0.73, 0.32

0.29

− 0.55, 1.13

.402

Emotional regulation

2.49 (0.97)

2.45 (1.03)

0.10, 0.17

− 0.22

− 1.06, 0.62

.551

Over eating

8.33 (10.71)

6.50 (11.26)

− 0.22 , 3.89

− 0.69

− 1.55, 0.17

.073

Loss of control eating

2.95 (3.56)

2.25 (3.34)

− 0.53 , 1.93

− 0.41

− 1.25, 0.43

.230

Binge eating

5.70 (13.55)

1.95 (3.67)

− 3.46, 10.96

− 0.37

− 1.21, 0.47

.269

Quality of life

76.18 (14.09)

77.82 (13.47)

− 6.96, 3.69

0.21

− 0.63, 1.05

.509

Go/No Go false alarm rate

.45 (.22)

.39 (.19)

− 0.04, 0.17

− 0.41

− 1.25, 0.43

.202

Go/No Go omission rate

.04 (.06)

.04 (.06)

− 0.01, 0.003

0.32

− 0.52, 1.16

.315

Go/No Go reaction time (ms)

500.92 (69.11)

535.79 (70.94)

− 64.76, − 4.99

0.78

− 0.09, 1.65

.026

  1. Note: Mean difference was calculated by subtracting post mean scores from baseline scores