Table 1 Frequency of mental distress in subgroups of the sample at the start of the TM course and GHQ subclass scores before and after the course and levels of significance for improvement of test scores

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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