Fig 1.
Theoretical framework of mechanisms through which Mindfulness-Based Blood Pressure Reduction (MB-BP) program may influence blood pressure.
Fig 2.
CONSORT flow diagram for the MB-BP study participation.
Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of sample at baseline (n = 48).
Please refer to Table 2 for determinants of blood pressure levels at baseline.
Table 2.
Secondary outcomes, representing evidence-based determinants of blood pressure that are intermediate MB-BP intervention targets.
Table 3.
Primary outcomes at baseline through 1-year follow-up, representing proximal MB-BP intervention targets.
Fig 3.
Changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP) from baseline through follow-up after MB-BP intervention.
Analyses were performed using hierarchical linear models. P-values represent comparison of respective follow-up time to baseline. Error bars are standard errors of the mean. Error bars represent standard error of the mean. P-values compare follow-up times to baseline. Sample sizes for comparisons at 3, 6 and 12 months vs. baseline are 20, 18, and 19, respectively, for participants with SBP≥140, and 24, 23, and 24, respectively, for participants with SBP≥120 and <140 mmHg.
Fig 4.
Mean systolic blood pressure (SPB) over one-year follow-up, stratified by tertile of formal home mindfulness practice amount during the eight week MB-BP course.
Analyses were performed using hierarchical linear models. P-values represent comparison of respective follow-up time to baseline. Error bars are standard errors of the mean. Sample sizes for comparisons at 3, 6 and 12 months vs. baseline are 14, 13 and 11 respectively, for highest tertile of home practice, 15,14, and 14, respectively, for participants with medium tertile of home practice, and 15, 14, and 14, respectively, for participants with lowest tertile of home practice.