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. 2026 Feb 16;32(2):591–598. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-04154-z

Table 1.

Demographic and baseline characteristics of the study sample, summarizing age, sex, education level and other key variables relevant to participant composition and group comparability

Characteristics PA group
(n = 17)
AA group
(n = 17)
All participants
(n = 34)
Age (years) Mean (s.d.) 33.1 (9.73) 32.5 (8.60) 32.8 (9.05)
Range 21–52 24–53 21–53
Sex, n (%) Female 6 (35.3) 4 (23.5) 10 (29.4)
Male 11 (64.7) 13 (76.5) 24 (70.6)
Race, n (%) Asian 1 (5.9) 1 (5.9) 2 (5.9)
Black or African American 1 (5.9) 1 (2.9)
White 15 (88.2) 15 (88.2) 30 (88.2)
Other 1 (5.9) 1 (2.9)

Ethnicity,

n (%)

Hispanic or Latino 1 (5.9) 1 (2.9)
Not Hispanic or Latino 16 (94.1) 17 (100.0) 33 (97.1)
Body mass index (kg m2) Mean (s.d.) 24.98 (3.796) 24.62 (3.855) 24.80 (3.772)
Range 19.6–33.2 19.7–32.6 19.6–33.2
Cigarettes (daily) n 1 4 5
Range 3 2–10 2–10
Alcohola (units per week) n 13 15 28
Mean 4.4 6.4 5.5
Range 1–14 1–18 1–18
Years with depression Mean (s.d.) 13.0 (9.4) 7.71 (6.8) 10.4 (8.5)
Median 10 6 7.5
Range 2–30 1–30 1–31
Weaned off AD before dosing n 4 4 8
Prior psychedelic use n 5 6 11
HAM-D score day −1 Mean (s.d.) 18.65 (1.32) 19.65 (2.12) 19.15 (1.81)
Range 17–21 17–22 17–22
MADRS score day −1 Mean (s.d.) 26.3 (6.1) 25.5 (7.2) 25.9 (6.6)
Range 13–34 12–38 12–38

aInclude only those who consume alcohol.