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. 2022 Feb 28;9(2):e26479. doi: 10.2196/26479

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of posttraumatic stress disorder intervention participants (N=22).

Variables Values
Age (years), mean (SD) 26.4 (4.45)
Gender, n (%)

Female 18 (82)

Male 3 (14)

Nonbinary 1 (5)
Ethnicity, n (%)

White (North American or European) 13 (59)

Black (African American or Caribbean) 1 (5)

Middle Eastern (Persian or Arabian) 3 (14)

Asian (Chinese) 1 (5)

South Asian (Pakistani or Indian) 1 (5)

Mixed race 3 (14)
Immigration status, n (%)

Landed immigrant 10 (46)

Canadian citizen 12 (55)
Education status, n (%)

Undergraduate degree in progress (BAa and BScb) 16 (73)

Second degree in progress (MAc, PhD, and second bachelor’s degree) 6 (27)
Marital status, n (%)

Single 12 (55)

Dating 6 (27)

Common law or married 4 (17)
Employment status, n (%)

Unemployed 5 (23)

Part time (0-35 hours/week) 15 (68)

Full time (≥35 hours/week) 2 (9)
Pre-existing physical health condition, n (%)

None 11 (50)

Obesity or overweight 4 (17)

Fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome 2 (11)

Autoimmune disorder 2 (11)

Other (ie, Tinnitus, IBSd, and PCOSe) 5 (28)

Prediabetes 1 (5)

≥2 conditions 4 (22)
Mental health diagnosis

Clinical diagnosis, n (%) 18 (82)

≥2 diagnoses, n (%) 14 (64)

Total diagnoses, mean (SD) 2.27 (1.75)
Prescription medications for mental health

None, n (%) 11 (50)

1 medical prescription, n (%) 6 (27)

≥2 medical prescriptions, n (%) 5 (23)

Total medications, mean (SD) 1.41 (2.02)
Mindfulness practice (min/day), n (%)

0 16 (73)

<10 6 (27)

>10 0 (0)

aBA: bachelor of arts.

bBSc: bachelor of science.

cMA: master of arts.

dIBS: irritable bowel syndrome.

ePCOS: polycystic ovary syndrome.