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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the intervention and control group at T1

From: Mindfulness training for stress management: a randomised controlled study of medical and psychology students

Characteristic

Overall

Intervention

Control

p-value

N = 288

n = 144

n = 144

Mean age (SD)

23.8 (5.2)

23.6 (4.7)

24 (5.7)

.58

Women, N (%)

219 (76)

118 (82)

101 (70)

.03

University, N (%)

   

.63

Oslo

179 (62)

87 (60)

92 (64)

 

Tromsø

109 (38)

57 (40)

52 (36)

 

Study, N (%)

   

.72

Medicine

176 (61)

86 (60)

90 (62)

 

Psychology

112 (39)

58 (40)

54 (38)

 

Civil status, N (%)

   

.16

Married/cohabiting

86 (30)

37(26)

49 (34)

 

Single

202 (70)

107 (74)

95(66)

 

No of children, N (%)

   

.34

0 children

269 (93)

137 (95)

132(92)

 

1-5 children

19 (7)

7 (5)

12 (8)