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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of participants

From: A 16-week aerobic exercise and mindfulness-based intervention on chronic psychosocial stress: a pilot and feasibility study

 

All participants

PSS declined

PSS increased or no change

Total n (%)

17 (100.00%)

12 (70.59%)

5 (29.41%)

Mean baseline PSS-10 (SD)

20.12 (7.56)

23.50 (5.35)

12.00 (5.74)

Mean age in years (SD)

22.88 (2.71)

23.08 (2.84)

22.40 (2.61)

Gender: male n (%)

8 (47.06%)

5 (29.41%)

3 (17.65%)

Gender: female n (%)

9 (52.94%)

7 (41.18%)

2 (11.76%)

Ethnicity: Caucasian n (%)

11 (64.71%)

7 (41.18%)

4 (23.53%)

Ethnicity: Asian n (%)

6 (35.29%)

5 (29.41%)

1 (5.88%)

Mean baseline \(\dot {V}O_{2max}\)

45.34 (7.44)

45.81 (5.58)

44.20 (11.54)

Mean baseline BMI (SD)

23.29 (2.65)

23.96 (2.45)

21.68 (2.64)

  1. SD = standard deviation; n = count; PSS-10 = Perceived Stress Scale; \(\dot {V}O_{2max}\) = maximal aerobic capacity; BMI = body mass index