Table 1.
Comparison of Respondent Characteristics of US Adults in Wave 2 (n = 2050).
| Variable | MIDUS 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Status (n = 2050) | Based on Mind-Body Practice | |||
| Mind-Body Practice (n = 349; 17.0%) | No Mind-Body Practice (n = 1701; 83.0%) | p-value | ||
| Age mean year(sd) | 55.0(10.8) | 54.2(10.7) | 55.1(10.9) | .20 |
| <35 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | |
| 35–44 | 18.1 | 20.6 | 17.5 | |
| 45–54 | 30.5 | 27.1 | 31.2 | |
| 55–64 | 29.3 | 32.4 | 28.7 | |
| 65–74 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 17.2 | |
| ≥75 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 4.5 | |
| Women | 55.5 | 73.1 | 51.9 | <.01 |
| Race/ethnicity | .93 | |||
| White | 94.0 | 93.7 | 94.1 | |
| Black | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | |
| Others | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | |
| Marital status | <.01 | |||
| Married | 73.9 | 66.2 | 75.5 | |
| Separated/divorced | 13.1 | 17.2 | 12.2 | |
| Widowed | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | |
| Unmarried | 7.6 | 10.9 | 6.9 | |
| Education | <.01 | |||
| No/some school | 3.8 | 1.4 | 4.3 | |
| Graduated from school/in college | 44.1 | 36.1 | 45.8 | |
| Graduated from college | 33.6 | 40.4 | 32.2 | |
| Master’s/professional degree | 18.5 | 22.1 | 17.8 | |
| Employment | .58 | |||
| Working | 57.8 | 55.9 | 58.1 | |
| Self-employed | 12.2 | 12.9 | 12.1 | |
| Retired | 20.1 | 19.5 | 20.2 | |
| Unemployed | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | |
| Other | 8.1 | 8.9 | 7.9 | |
| Health and functional status (past 12 months) | ||||
| BMI mean(sd) | 27.8(5.5) | 27.1(5.6) | 27.9(5.5) | <.01 |
| Underweight (<18.5) | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | |
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 30.2 | 39.3 | 28.3 | |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 38.8 | 33.8 | 39.9 | |
| Obese (>29.9) | 26.6 | 22.9 | 27.3 | |
| Missing | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.9 | |
| Tobacco-user | 12.8 | 8.0 | 13.8 | <.01 |
| Alcohol-user | 37.7 | 38.7 | 37.5 | .67 |
| Regular physical activity | 47.3 | 64.8 | 43.7 | <.01 |
| Self-reported physical health | .02 | |||
| Excellent | 19.9 | 21.5 | 19.6 | |
| Very good | 43.7 | 49.0 | 42.6 | |
| Good | 27.6 | 23.5 | 28.5 | |
| Fair/poor | 8.8 | 6.0 | 9.4 | |
| Self-reported mental health | .25 | |||
| Excellent | 30.2 | 27.2 | 30.9 | |
| Very good | 39.7 | 43.8 | 38.9 | |
| Good | 25.7 | 23.5 | 25.7 | |
| Fair/poor | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.5 | |
| Difficulty in ADL | 24.3 | 26.9 | 23.8 | .21 |
| Difficulty in IADL | 73.7 | 70.5 | 74.3 | .14 |
| Number of chronic condition/s mean(sd) | 2.0(1.7) | 2.3(1.7) | 1.9(1.6) | <.01 |
| 0 | 23.3 | 18.3 | 24.3 | |
| 1 | 21.6 | 18.9 | 22.1 | |
| 2 | 20.1 | 21.8 | 19.8 | |
| 3 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 14.3 | |
| 4 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 8.1 | |
| 5/more | 12.7 | 18.6 | 11.5 | |
| Had sleep problem | 9.7 | 14.3 | 8.7 | <.01 |
| Had diabetes | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | .99 |
| High blood pressure | 27.4 | 26.4 | 27.6 | .63 |
| Had stroke | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .78 |
| Had cancer | 12.7 | 15.5 | 12.1 | .09 |
| Heart problem | 15.0 | 16.1 | 14.8 | .56 |
| Joint pain/joint stiffness | 85.1 | 86.5 | 84.8 | .40 |
| Felt sad/depressed for >2 weeks | 17.6 | 25.8 | 15.9 | <.01 |
| Personality traits mean(sd) | ||||
| Agreeableness | 3.4(0.5) | 3.5(0.5) | 3.4(0.5) | .34 |
| Conscientiousness | 3.5(0.4) | 3.5(0.4) | 3.5(0.4) | .82 |
| Extraversion | 3.1(0.6) | 3.2(0.5) | 3.1(0.6) | .27 |
| Neuroticism | 2.0(0.6) | 1.9(0.5) | 2.0(0.6) | .23 |
| Openness | 2.9(0.5) | 3.1(0.5) | 2.9(0.5) | <.01 |
| Episodic memory mean(sd) | 0.2(1.0) | 0.4(1.0) | 0.1(0.9) | <.01 |
| Executive functioning mean(sd) | 0.2(0.9) | 0.3(0.8) | 0.2(0.9) | .06 |
Note. All values are in percentage, unless otherwise specified. BMI = body mass index; ADL = activities of daily living; IADL = instrumental activities of daily living.