Table 1.

Demographic Information

	Entire cohort(n = 49)	Control (n = 17)	Meditation(n = 18)	Exercise(n = 14)
Age (years), mean (SD)	51.9 (11.1)	49.6 (11.2)	50.9 (12.5)	55.9 (8.3)
BMI, mean (SD)	31.3 (7.8)	29.3 (6.6)	32.1 (9.2)	32.9 (7.2)
Male, sex, n (%)	9 (18%)	2 (11%)	4 (22%)	3 (21%)
Race, n (%)
Black/African American	3 (6%)	0 (0%)	2 (11%)	1 (7%)
White/Caucasian	44 (90%)	15 (88%)	16 (89%)	13 (93%)
Asian	1 (2%)	1 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Other	1 (2%)	1 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Education, n (%)
Some high school	1 (2%)	0 (1%)	1 (6%)	0 (0%)
Some college/tech school	10 (20%)	4 (24%)	3 (17%)	3 (21%)
College grad (bachelor’s)	14 (29%)	6 (35%)	3 (17%)	5 (36%)
College post grad (master’s, doctoral)	24 (49%)	7 (41%)	11 (61%)	6 (43%)