Meditative practices, stress and sleep among students studying complementary and integrative health: a cross-sectional analysis

Table 3 Associations of meditative practices with time-weighted AUC Cortisol

Meditative Practice
AUC Cortisol	b	95% CI	P value
Unadjusted	−0.03	− 0.39 – 0.34	0.88
Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity	0.02	−0.4 – 0.42	0.9
BMI	0.05	−0.4 – 0.5	0.8
Alcohol, Smoking, Physical Activity	0.11	−0.3 – 0.53	0.6

Table shows regression coefficient with 95% Confidence interval (95% CI) and p-value for effect of PSS-10 (10-item Perceived Stress Scale) on AUC (Area Under the Curve) cortisol, in each model. Crude model (Unadjusted); adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity; Body mass index (BMI); Alcohol consumption, use of tobacco, and physical activity level; Fully adjusted model includes the addition of hemoglobin A1c (Fully Adjusted); b (beta-coefficient) *p < 0.05

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