Table 1. Baseline characteristics of all randomized participants: Stage 1 randomization.
| 3 groups randomized (N=150) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBSR | Health Education | Waitlist | P value1 | |
| n (%) | 55 (37) | 52 (35) | 43 (29) | |
| Age (SD) | 55 (12) | 51 (10) | 56 (11) | .11 |
| Female n (%) | 21 (38) | 24 (46) | 22 (51) | .42 |
| Race n (%) | .52 | |||
| White | 48 (87) | 49 (94) | 39 (91) | |
| Black/African American | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | |
| Asian or American Indian | 4 (8) | 3 (6) | 3 (7) | |
| Hispanic/Latino n (%) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 4 (9) | .21 |
| Marital status n (%) | .06 | |||
| Never married | 8 (15) | 4 (8) | 4 (9) | |
| Married | 38 (69) | 26 (50) | 26 (61) | |
| Other | 9 (16) | 22 (42) | 13 (10) | |
| Employment n (%) | .36 | |||
| Full-time | 19 (35) | 27 (52) | 15 (35) | |
| Part-time | 8 (15) | 5 (10) | 7 (16) | |
| Other | 28 (50) | 20 (38) | 21 (49) | |
| Education n (%) | .05 | |||
| High-school or partial | 2 (4) | 10 (19) | 1 (2) | |
| Some college | 21 (38) | 16 (31) | 13 (31) | |
| College graduate | 22 (40) | 17 (33) | 16 (38) | |
| Post-graduate | 10 (18) | 9 (17) | 12 (29) | |
| Treated and/or takes medication for sleep, depression and/or anxiety in past year | 24 (44) | 24 (46) | 17 (40) | .81 |
| Transplant type n (%) | .99 | |||
| Lung or heart | 10 (18) | 9 (17) | 7 (16) | |
| Liver | 10 (18) | 9 (17) | 7 (16) | |
| Kidney and/or pancreas | 35 (64) | 34 (65) | 29 (67) | |
| Years since original transplant (SD) | 5.6 (5.8) | 7.6 (7.4) | 5.8 (5.2) | .21 |
1
P values for the continuous variables are derived from ANOVAs and from chi square tests for categorical variables.