Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of posttraumatic stress disorder intervention participants (N=22).
| Variables | Values | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 26.4 (4.45) | ||
| Gender, n (%) | |||
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Female | 18 (82) | |
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Male | 3 (14) | |
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Nonbinary | 1 (5) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
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White (North American or European) | 13 (59) | |
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Black (African American or Caribbean) | 1 (5) | |
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Middle Eastern (Persian or Arabian) | 3 (14) | |
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Asian (Chinese) | 1 (5) | |
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South Asian (Pakistani or Indian) | 1 (5) | |
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Mixed race | 3 (14) | |
| Immigration status, n (%) | |||
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Landed immigrant | 10 (46) | |
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Canadian citizen | 12 (55) | |
| Education status, n (%) | |||
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Undergraduate degree in progress (BAa and BScb) | 16 (73) | |
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Second degree in progress (MAc, PhD, and second bachelor’s degree) | 6 (27) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
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Single | 12 (55) | |
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Dating | 6 (27) | |
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Common law or married | 4 (17) | |
| Employment status, n (%) | |||
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Unemployed | 5 (23) | |
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Part time (0-35 hours/week) | 15 (68) | |
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Full time (≥35 hours/week) | 2 (9) | |
| Pre-existing physical health condition, n (%) | |||
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None | 11 (50) | |
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Obesity or overweight | 4 (17) | |
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Fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome | 2 (11) | |
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Autoimmune disorder | 2 (11) | |
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Other (ie, Tinnitus, IBSd, and PCOSe) | 5 (28) | |
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Prediabetes | 1 (5) | |
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≥2 conditions | 4 (22) | |
| Mental health diagnosis | |||
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Clinical diagnosis, n (%) | 18 (82) | |
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≥2 diagnoses, n (%) | 14 (64) | |
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Total diagnoses, mean (SD) | 2.27 (1.75) | |
| Prescription medications for mental health | |||
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None, n (%) | 11 (50) | |
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1 medical prescription, n (%) | 6 (27) | |
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≥2 medical prescriptions, n (%) | 5 (23) | |
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Total medications, mean (SD) | 1.41 (2.02) | |
| Mindfulness practice (min/day), n (%) | |||
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0 | 16 (73) | |
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<10 | 6 (27) | |
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>10 | 0 (0) | |
aBA: bachelor of arts.
bBSc: bachelor of science.
cMA: master of arts.
dIBS: irritable bowel syndrome.
ePCOS: polycystic ovary syndrome.