close to significancep = 0.06
The comparison between groups showed lower levels close to significance of HR in the stress phase compared to the control group ( U = 124, p = 0.06) and in all of the three phases of the registration compared with the GAD ( U = 79, p = 0.00, U = 94.5, p = 0.00, U = 83, p = 0.00, respectively).