Table 1.

Baseline characteristics according to group.

Characteristic	MBSR Group n = 15	Wait-List Controls n = 11
Gender	Male (n = 1, 6.67%) Female (n = 14, 93.33%)	Male (n =2, 18.18%) Female (n = 9, 81.82%)
Age (in years, mean, SD)	43.93 (11.78)	38.45 (10.56)
Duration of disease (in years, mean (SD)	11.00 (10.06)	11.73 (8.73)
Disease activity during the past month	4.40 (2.47)	3.91 (2.63)
Hospitalized due to SLE complications	64% (n = 9)	81% (n = 9)
Treated by rheumatologist	100%	100%
Pharmacological treatment	100%	100%
Family status-%
Married/ In a relationship	10 (66.67%)	7(63.63%)
Single/Divorced	5 (33.33%)	4 (36.36%)
Education level-%
12th grade or less	4 (26.66%)	3 (27.27%)
Currently student/Academic degree	11 (73.33%)	8 (72.72%)
Income
Under average	3 (21.43%)	4 (36.36%)
Average and above	11 (78.57%)	7 (63.64%)