Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants by treatment condition

	CBPT (n = 24)	MRT (n = 24)	p value
Age, mean (± SD)	43.8 ± 11.8	42.6 ± 12.9	.73
Sex, % (n) female	91.7 (22)	95.8 (23)	.55
Ethnicity, % (n)			.14
Puerto Rican	83.3 (20)	79.2 (19)
Other Latino	16.7 (4)	0.8 (5)
Continental US-born,% (n)			.77
Yes	58.3 (14)	54.2 (13)
No	41.7 (10)	45.8 (11)
Household income, % (n)			.31
> $16000	41.7 (10)	56.5 (13)
≤ $16000	58.3 (14)	43.5 (10)
Education, % (n)			.06
At least some college	33.3 (8)	58.3 (14)
High school	25.0 (6)	29.2 (7)
Less than high school	41.7 (10)	12.5 (3)
Language preference for treatment, % (n)			.30
English	83.3 (20)	70.8 (17)
Spanish	16.7 (4)	29.2 (7)
Cigarette smoking, % (n)			.54
Current smoker	21.7 (5)	26.1 (6)
Ex-smoker	26.1 (6)	13.0 (3)
Never smoked	52.2 (12)	60.9 (14)
Marital status,% (n)			.92
Married	25.0 (6)	20.8 (5)
Never married	45.8 (11)	45.8 (11)
Separated/divorced/widowed	29.2 (7)	33.3 (8)
Employment status, % (n)			.99
Employed or student	37.5 (9)	37.5 (9)
Unemployed	62.5 (15)	62.5 (15)
Health Insurance, % (n)			.73
Medicaid or Medicare	87.0 (20)	83.3 (20)
Other	13.0 (3)	16.7 (4)
Taking ICS medication, % (n)	70.8 (17)	79.2 (19)	.51
Taking medication for anxiety/depression, % (n)	52.4 (11)	45.5 (10)	.65
Asthma severity baseline, % (n)			.88
Intermittent/mild persistent	12.5 (3)	16.7 (4)
Moderate persistent	79.2 (19)	79.2 (19)
Severe persistent	8.3 (2)	4.2 (1)
Asthma control, % (n)			.68
Well controlled	12.5 (3)	16.7 (4)
Not well controlled/very poorly controlled	87.5 (21)	83.3 (20)
Panic Disorder with agoraphobia, current % (n)	87.5 (21)	79.2 (19)	.44
Major Depressive Disorder, current % (n)	37.5 (9)	37.5 (9)	.99