Table 1 Pre-intervention participant characteristics by group.
From: Neural changes in early visual processing after 6 months of mindfulness training in older adults
Baseline characteristics | MT group (n = 50) | CT group (n = 31) | Statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
Age (years) | M (SD) | 71.9 (4.8) | 69.6 (5.9) | t(79) = 1.94, p = .056 |
Gender | (% female) | 58.8% | 70% | χ(1, N = 81) = 1.01, p = .314 |
Predicted FSIQ | M (SD) | 112.7 (7.0) | 112.5 (6.6) | t(79) = 0.11, p = .912 |
Handedness | (% RH) | 96.1% | 93.3% | χ(1, N = 81) = 0.30, p = .582 |
Behavioural data | ||||
Breath-counting accuracy (%) | M (SD) | 44.8 (32.7) | 53.4 (34.8) | t(79) = 1.12, p = .267 |
AX-CPT RT (ms) | M (SD) | 433.3 (48.6) | 436.3 (56.9) | t(79) = 0.25, p = .807 |
AX-CPT RT CV | M (SD) | 0.14 (0.04) | 0.14 (0.05) | t(79) = 0.43, p = .670 |
AX-CPT total errors (%) | M (SD) | 0.45 (0.51) | 0.39 (0.52) | t(79) = 0.50, p = .621 |
