From: Effects of Transcendental Meditation on mental health: a before-after study
 | Subgroup n (%) | GHQ ≥ 22 n (%) | Mean GHQ subclass scores (before – after) | GHQ-28 score | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | Somatisation | Anxiety | Social Dysfunction | Depression |  |
Total | 80 | 31 (39%) | (6.2 – 4.8) p* < 0.001 | (6.6 – 4.7) p < 0.001 | (9.2 – 9.4) p = 0.979 | (3.0 – 2.0) p = 0.152 | (25.1 – 21.3) p < 0.001 |
Age Group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   20 – 29 | 35 (44%) | 13 (37%) | (6.1 – 4.9) p < 0.001 | (6.8 – 5.5) p < 0.001 | (8.9 – 8.9) p = 0.979 | (3.9 – 3.0) p = 0.152 | (25.7 – 22.3) p < 0.001 |
   30 – 39 | 25 (31%) | 10 (40%) | (7.5 – 5.5) p = 0.019 | (7.7 – 4.7) p = 0.006 | (8.5 – 10.1) p = 0.352 | (3.5 – 1.9) p = 0.106 | (27.2 – 22.4) p = 0.028 |
   ≥ 40 | 20 (25%) | 8 (40%) | (6.0 – 4.6) p = 0.023 | (6.6 – 3.8) p = 0.036 | (10.4 – 9.8) p = 0.292 | (1.8 – 1.5) p = 0.733 | (24.9 – 19.7) p = 0.022 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 24 (30%) | 7 (29%) | (5.6 – 3.8) p = 0.005 | (5.3 – 3.7) p = 0.029 | (8.5 – 9.2) p = 0.667 | (2.4 – 1.5) p = 0.094 | (21.9 – 18.3) p = 0.01 |
   Female | 56 (70%) | 24 (43%) | (6.5 – 5.3) p = 0.018 | (7.2 – 5.1) p < 0.001 | (9.5 – 9.6) p = 0.839 | (3.3 – 2.7) p = 0.517 | (26.4 – 22.7) p = 0.003 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 44 (55%) | 17 (39%) | (5.8 – 4.7) p = 0.025 | (6.1 – 4.1) p = 0.01 | (9.3 – 9.8) p = 0.793 | (2.7 – 2.0) p = 0.253 | (23.8 – 20.6) p = 0.024 |
Unmarried | 36 (45%) | 14 (39%) | (6.8 – 5.1) p = 0.006 | (7.3 – 5.5) p = 0.003 | (9.1 – 9.0) p = 0.742 | (3.5 – 2.7) p = 0.350 | (26.6 – 22.3) p < 0.001 |