Table 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Sample (N=63) |
Mindfulness (n=31) |
Control (n=32) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, N (%) | |||
| Male | 45 (71.4) | 21 (70) | 24 (75) |
| Female | 18 (28.6) | 10 (30) | 8 (25) |
| Age, M(sd) | 45.3 (8.9) | 44.6 (9.1) | 46.1 (8.8) |
| Yrs education, M(sd) | 12.6 (1.8) | 12.6 (1.3) | 12.5 (1.9) |
| Ethnicity, N (%) | |||
| Hispanic | 13 (20.6) | 7 (22.6) | 6 (18.8) |
| African-American | 28 (44.4) | 12 (38.7) | 16 (50.0) |
| White (non-Hisp) | 19 (30.2) | 9 (29.0) | 10 (31.2) |
| Other | 3 (4.7) | 3 (9.7) | 0 |
| Current employment, N (%) | |||
| Full time | 2 (3.2) | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.1) |
| Part time | 12 (19.0) | 8 (26.6) | 4 (12.5) |
| Student | 2 (3.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (6.3) |
| Retired/disability/Homemaker | 18 (28.6) | 8 (26.6) | 10 (31.2) |
| Unemployed | 28 (44.4) | 13 (43.3) | 15 (46.9) |
| Marital status, N (%) | |||
| Legally married/Living with partner | 8 (12.7) | 4 (12.9) | 4 (12.5) |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 15 (23.8) | 8 (25.8) | 7 (21.9) |
| Never married | 40 (63.5) | 19 (61.3) | 21 (65.6) |
| Primary drug, N (%) | |||
| Methamphetamine* | 28 (44.4) | 14 (45.2) | 14 (43.8) |
| Cocaine* | 35 (55.6) | 17 (54.8) | 14 (43.8) |
| Number of days using stimulants in past 30, M(SD) * | 5.3 (7.3) | 5.8 (7.2) | 4.8 (7.5) |
| BDI Score, M (SD) *+ | 15.1 (11.5) | 14.5 (9.6) | 15.6 (12.9) |
| BAI Score, M (SD) *+ | 9.8 (9.1) | 9.1 (8.7) | 10.4 (9.6) |
*
Score at baseline;
+
Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory