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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mindfulness (N Y). 2019 May 6;10(10):1997–2009. doi: 10.1007/s12671-019-01164-0

Table 1.

Baseline demographic characteristics for MBRP and TAU

Total M (SD) or n (%) MBRP M (SD) or n (%) TAU M (SD) or n (%)
Participant characteristics
 Days in residential 41.6 (26.3) 43.3 (35.1) 39.3 (30.7)
 Age 25.3 (2.70) 25.3 (2.80) 25.3 (2.64)
 Female n (%) 28 (35.0) 17 (37.8) 11 (31.4)
 Race/ethnicity n (%)
  White 73 (91.3) 42 (93.3) 31 (88.6)
  African-American 6 (7.5) 2 (4.44) 4(11.3)
  Native American 1 (1.25) 1 (2.22)
Education and employment
 School n (%)
  Not in school 70 (87.5) 41 (91.1) 29 (82.9)
  Adult educationa 3 (3.75) 2 (4.44) 1 (2.86)
  2-year college 7 (8.75) 2 (4.44) 5 (14.29)
 Last grade completed 11.9 (1.63) 11.9 (1.75) 11.9 (1.48)
 Employment n (%)
  Full-time 23 (28.8) 14(31.1) 9 (25.7)
  Part-time 5 (6.25) 4 (8.89) 1 (2.86)
  Unemployed 52 (65.0) 27 (60.0) 25 (71.43)
 Salary (median) 5500 6000 5000
 Salary (mean) 16,807 (36, 185) 18, 617 (31,337) 14, 479 (41, 971)
Substance use
 SFSb 16.1 (9.99) 14.8 (9.29) 17.7 (10.7)
S-UPPS subscales
 Negative urgency 3.05 (0.68) 3.07 (0.67) 3.08 (0.67)
 Positive urgency 2.78 (0.71) 2.69 (0.62) 2.67 (0.62)
 Lack of premeditation 2.42 (0.61) 2.51 (0.64) 2.50 (0.64)
 Lack of perseverance 1.92 (0.63) 1.82 (0.63) 1.99 (0.62)
 Sensation seeking 3.21 (0.68) 3.18(0.71) 3.23 (0.67)

MBRP mindfulness-based relapse prevention, TAU treatment as usual (control condition)

a

Adult education includes GED classes

b

SFS is a variable created to contain information on all substances and three substance problem items. The scale calculates the proportion of days each individual uses all 15 substances or experiences problems. These values are averaged and multiplied by 100