Table 2. Baseline characteristics of participants in the active arms: Stage 1 and stage 2 randomizations, combined.
| 2 groups randomized (N=138) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MBSR | Health Education | P value1 | |
| n (%) | 72 (52) | 66 (48) | |
| Age (SD) | 55 (12) | 52 (10) | .17 |
| Female n (%) | 33 (46) | 29 (44) | .82 |
| Race n (%) | .25 | ||
| White | 65 (91) | 62 (94) | |
| Black/African American | 3 (4) | 0 (0) | |
| Asian or American Indian | 4 (6) | 4 (6) | |
| Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity n (%) | 3 (4) | 2 (3) | .72 |
| Marital Status n (%) | .12 | ||
| Never married | 9 (13) | 5 (8) | |
| Married | 47 (65) | 36 (55) | |
| Others | 16 (22) | 25 (38) | |
| Employment n (%) | .26 | ||
| Full-time | 24 (33) | 31 (47) | |
| Part-time | 11 (15) | 8 (12) | |
| Others | 37 (52) | 27 (41) | |
| Education n (%) | .17 | ||
| High-school or partial | 3 (4) | 10 (15) | |
| Some college | 24 (33) | 21 (32) | |
| College graduate | 30 (42) | 24 (36) | |
| Post-graduate | 15 (21) | 11 (17) | |
| Treated and/or takes medication for sleep, depression and/or anxiety in past year | 32 (44) | 29 (44) | .95 |
| Transplant Type n (%) | .90 | ||
| Lung or heart | 12 (17) | 11 (17) | |
| Liver | 11 (15) | 12 (18) | |
| Kidney and/or pancreas | 49 (68) | 43 (65) | |
| Years since original transplant (SD) | 5.7 (6.0) | 7.1 (6.9) | .20 |
1
P values for the continuous variables are derived from ANOVAs and from chi square tests for categorical variables.