. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2017 Jul-Aug;79(6):674–683. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000466

Table I.

Baseline Characteristics of Randomized Controlled Trial Participants.

Characteristic	Mindfulness Group	Relaxation Group	Difference Statistic
Age [mean years (SD)]	37.94	41.00	t(33)= −.48, p= 0.64
Age [mean years (SD)]	(10.96)	(9.55)	t(33)= −.48, p= 0.64
Sex			χ²(1)=.24, p= 0.63
Male	11	9
Female	7	8
Ethnicity			χ²(3)= 4.36, p= 0.23
White	10	13
African American	6	2
Asian American	1	0
Latino(a)	0	0
Native American	0	0
Other	0	1
Years Unemployed	8.17	10.58	t(33)= −.43, p= 0.67
Years Unemployed	(12.48)	(20.31)	t(33)= −.43, p= 0.67
Education			χ²(8)= 8.43, p= 0.39
No high school degree	1	0
GED	1	0
High school degree	1	2
Technical training	3	2
Some college	4	3
Associate degree	2	0
Bachelor’s degree	2	7
Master’s degree	3	3
MD/PhD/JD/PharmD	1	0

Notes: Standard deviation values are provided in parentheses. Mindfulness group refers to the 3-Day Health Enhancement thru Mindfulness (HEM) intervention. Relaxation group refers to the 3-Day Health Enhancement thru Relaxation (HER) intervention.