Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics and baseline scores of dependent variables (N = 150).

Variables		n [%]			x2 [p]
		GI	PMR	Control
Sex	Male	23 [46]	21 [42]	14 [28]	3.76[.152]
	Female	27 [54]	29 [58]	36 [72]
Marital status	Single	49 [98]	49 [98]	50 [100]	1.01 [.602]
	Married	1 [2]	1 [2]	0 [0]
Employment status	Yes	4 [8]	5 [10]	5 [10]	4.19 [.650]
	No	46 [92]	45 [90]	45 [90]
Smoking status	Yes	13 [26]	12 [24]	14 [28]	.20 [.901]
	No	37 [74]	38 [76]	36 [72]
		Mean [SD]			F[p]
Age		19.57 [.53]	19.76 [2.04]	19.38 [.63]	1.11 [.33]
Physical Symptoms		11.50 [7.25]	11.14 [5.59]	11.54 [5.97]	.06 [.941]
Depression		9.98 [2.52]	10.42 [5.18]	10.20 [4.52]	.13 [.874]
Anxiety		9.60 [3.07]	7.94 [4.11]	7.88 [4.75]	2.91 [.057]
Stress		10.66 [2.75]	10.50 [3.90]	10.34 [4.19]	.09 [.910]

Note. GI = Guided imagery, PMR = Progressive muscle relaxation.