Table 1 Demographic information for all participants, by group.

From: Slower respiration rate is associated with higher self-reported well-being after wellness training

 

LTM

T1 Non-As

T1 Asthma

T2 MBSR

T2 Waitlist

T2 HEP

Non-As

Asthma

Non-As

Asthma

Sample size

42

133

70

39

33

36

30

41

Age (years)

Mean

44.2

44.0

37.5

45.1

38.9

46.5

35.8

42.7

Min, Max

26.5, 66.6

25.1, 65.8

18.6, 65.1

25.2, 64.5

18.8, 65.1

25.8, 65.0

19.1, 61.3

25.1, 65.8

SD

11.8

12.6

13.1

13.6

13.9

12.3

11.5

12.3

Sex

Female

16

81

42

22

17

24

18

25

Male

26

52

28

17

16

12

12

15

Race*

Asian

1

9

5

4

3

4

2

1

Black

2

2

1

0

1

0

0

2

Native American

1

4

0

1

0

1

0

1

Pacific Islander

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

White

37

119

64

35

30

32

27

37

Ethnicity*

Hispanic

4

7

3

2

1

1

2

3

Non-Hispanic

34

124

66

37

32

35

27

37

  1. MBSR Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction; HEP Health Enhancement Program active control; LTM long-term meditator; Non-As. adults without asthma; Min minimum; Max maximum; SD standard deviation.
  2. *Some participants selected more than one race, and some declined to provide race and/ or ethnicity information.