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.