Table 1.
Meditator and non-meditator demographic data.
| Meditators (M) | Non-meditators (NM) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | 10 Men, 5 Women | 10 Men, 5 Women |
| Age (yrs) | 44.7 ± 13.2 | 44.0 ± 13.7 |
| Body Mass Index | 24.5 ± 4.6 | 25.5 ± 4.0 |
| Race | 15 Caucasian American | 14 Caucasian American, 1 Asian American |
| Education (years) | 17.3 ± 2.2 | 15.9 ± 2.3 |
| Beck Anxiety Inventory score | 5.1 ± 3.4 | 3.5 ± 2.9 |
| Beck Depression Inventory score | 4.3 ± 4.6 | 3.7 ± 5.3 |
| Meditation practice (years)* | 10.8 ± 10.8 | 0 ± 0 |
| Cumulative meditation practice (hours)* | 4947 ± 6251 | 0 ± 0 |
| Retreat experience (days)** | 19 ± 14 | 0 ± 0 |
| CD25 (micrograms) | 4.48 ± 1.5 | 4.72 ± 2.2 |
| Practice similarity: iso + meditation/relaxation | 3.5 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.1 |
| Practice similarity: saline + meditation/relaxation | 3.7 ± 1.1 | 3.8 ± 0.8 |
Chronotropic Dose 25 (CD25): isoproterenol dose (mcg) required to increase the heart rate by 25 beats per minute. Mean ± SD.
*
p < 0.01,
**
p < 0.05.
Means ± standard deviation. Iso, isoproterenol.