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Table 2 Background characteristics of study participants, (N = 12)

From: A journey through chaos and calmness: experiences of mindfulness training in patients with depressive symptoms after a recent coronary event - a qualitative diary content analysis

 

Median

IQRb

Age, years

62

56–63

Female/Male (n)

4/8

–

Index eventa (n)

 MI

10

 

 PCI

1

 

 CABG

1

 

Working (y/no)

7/5

–

Retired (yes/no)

2/10

–

Smoking (yes/no)

1/11

–

Hypertension (yes/no)

11/1

–

Diabetes mellitus (yes/no)

2/10

–

Antidepressants (yes/no)

2/10

–

Depressive symptomsc

 Range 0–60

20

15–24

Anxietyd

 Range 0–21

8

5–11

Self-rated daily practicee

 Min per day

15

5–25

  1. aMI myocardial infarction, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG coronary artery by-pass graft surgery
  2. bIQR inter quartile range
  3. cCentre for epidemiological studies depression scale (CES-D) prior to MBSR
  4. dGeneralized anxiety disorder 7 scale (GAD-7) prior to MBSR
  5. eAssessed by self-report questionnaires after MBSR
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