Table 10.
Multivariable Analysis of Meditation
| Continued/discontinued use of meditation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model variables | Wave 1–2 |
Wave 2–3 |
||||
| ORa | 95% CI | p | ORa | 95% CI | p | |
| Race | 0.45 | 0.07 | ||||
| White | 1.20 | 0.75–1.92 | 1.61 | 0.96–2.73 | ||
| Other | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Age | 0.28 | 0.10 | ||||
| 25–44 years | 0.76 | 0.54–1.07 | 0.82 | 0.56–1.20 | ||
| 45–64 | Ref | Ref | ||||
| 65+ | 1.01 | 0.55–1.87 | 0.66 | 0.44–0.99 | ||
| Sex | <0.001 | 0.16 | ||||
| Male | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Female | 1.78 | 1.29–2.45 | 1.26 | 0.91–1.75 | ||
| Education | <0.0001 | <0.01 | ||||
| Less than high school | 0.14 | 0.04–0.46 | 1.48 | 0.53–4.12 | ||
| High school, GED, AD | 0.54 | 0.38–0.78 | 0.61 | 0.43–0.85 | ||
| BA/BS | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Advanced degree | 1.03 | 0.66–1.62 | 1.09 | 0.72–1.65 | ||
| Spiritual importance | <0.001 | 0.04 | ||||
| Not or not very important | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Somewhat to very important | 2.74 | 1.54–4.86 | 1.71 | 1.01–2.89 | ||
| Depression | 0.53 | 0.57 | ||||
| Yes | Ref | Ref | ||||
| No | 0.88 | 0.58–1.33 | 1.14 | 0.72–1.81 | ||
| Meditation use in wave 1 | — | <0.0001 | ||||
| Yes | — | — | 2.44 | 1.81–3.28 | ||
| No | — | — | Ref | |||
| New use of meditation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model variables | Wave 1–2 |
Wave 2–3 |
||||
| ORa | 95% CI | p | ORa | 95% CI | p | |
| Race |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
0.16 |
| White |
1.49 |
1.06–2.09 |
|
0.72 |
0.45–1.14 |
|
| Other |
Ref |
|
|
Ref |
|
|
| Age |
|
|
<0.0001 |
|
|
<0.01 |
| 25–44 years |
0.90 |
0.73–1.10 |
|
1.08 |
0.75–1.55 |
|
| 45–64 |
Ref |
|
|
Ref |
|
|
| 65+ |
0.35 |
0.23–0.53 |
|
0.48 |
0.32–0.72 |
|
| Sex |
|
|
<0.0001 |
|
|
0.02 |
| Male |
Ref |
|
|
Ref |
|
|
| Female |
2.27 |
1.87–2.76 |
|
1.42 |
1.05–1.92 |
|
| Education |
|
|
<0.0001 |
|
|
<0.0001 |
| Less than high school |
0.24 |
0.14–0.40 |
|
0.24 |
0.10–0.58 |
|
| High school, GED, AD |
0.58 |
0.46–0.72 |
|
0.48 |
0.33–0.69 |
|
| BA/BS |
Ref |
|
|
Ref |
|
|
| Advanced degree |
1.16 |
0.85–1.57 |
|
0.98 |
0.66–1.46 |
|
| Spiritual importance |
|
|
<0.0001 |
|
|
0.001 |
| Not or not very important |
Ref |
|
|
Ref |
|
|
| Somewhat to very important |
2.15 |
1.65–2.80 |
|
2.07 |
1.34–3.18 |
|
| Depression |
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
0.14 |
| Yes |
Ref |
|
|
Ref |
|
|
| No |
0.75 |
0.56–0.99 |
|
0.70 |
0.44–1.12 |
|
| Meditation use in wave 1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
<0.0001 |
| Yes |
— |
— |
|
3.00 |
2.00–4.51 |
|
| No | — | — | Ref | |||
a
Adjusted for all variables in the table in addition to smoking status, marriage status, total household income, insurance status, joint/bone disease, sciatica/lumbago/recurring backache, and migraine headaches.
AD, Associate's degree; BA/BS, Bachelor of Art or Bachelor of Science degree; CI, confidence interval; GED, general educational development; OR, odds ratio.