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. 2018 Apr 9;8:5702. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-24001-1

Table 1.

Between-group comparisons.

Mindful eating (n = 35) Educational cooking (n = 30) p test-statistica
Gender (Male:Female) 5:30 5:25 1.000 na b
Age (yrs) 32.3 ±1.9 20–52 31.3 ±2.2 19–53 0.717 0.364
Body mass index (kg/m2) 26.7 ±0.7 19–35 26.3 ±0.7 20–35 0.635 0.476
Yoga/meditation experience (yrs) 2.2 ±0.8 0–21 3.8 ±1.2 0–31 0.271 −1.110
Education (NART) 6.5 ±0.1 5–7 6.3 ±0.1 5–7 0.076 405.0 c
Verbal IQ (NART) 107.9 ±1.8 90–132 102.4 ±1.5 88–123 0.036 366.5 c
Working memory (digit span total) 15.7 ±0.6 9–23 14.3 ±0.6 9–22 0.110 1.622
Smoking (FTND) 0 ±0 0 0.03 ±0.03 0–1 0.280 507.5 c
Time on training (hrs) 29.8 ±2.6 0–51 33.4 ±3.5 3–78 0.404 −0.840
Attendance (#of sessions) 6.2 ±0.4 1–9 6.5 ±0.5 1–9 0.582 484.0 c
Attendance < 4 sessions (n) 7 5 0.761 na b

If not otherwise stated, values represent mean ±SEM, and min-max. NART: National Adult Reading Test (in Dutch (NLV)) was administered to assess education, which is measured on a scale of 1–7 (no degree – academic degree); FTND: Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence.

aIf not otherwise stated: independent samples-tests (degrees of freedom: 63).

bBased on Fisher’s Exact Test; cMann-Whitney U test.