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Table 1 Patient characteristics for all participants at baseline, 3 months and 6 months

From: Effect of mindfulness on physical activity in primary healthcare patients: a randomised controlled trial pilot study

Randomisation group

PAP

Mindfulness

Combination

Baseline n (%)

 Women

22 (76)

22 (73)

20 (69)

 Men

7 (24)

8 (27)

9 (31)

3 months

 Women

18 (72)

19 (79)

17 (65)

 Men

4 (18)

5 (21)

9 (35)

6 months

 Women

17 (77)

19 (79)

15 (63)

 Men

5 (23)

5 (21)

9 (37)

Age median (range)

Baseline

54 (42–65)

53 (41–65)

54 (43–64)

Percent of time in sedentary timea mean (SD, range)

 Baseline

66.2 (6.7, 78.2–50.2)

65.5 (9.2, 80.3–43.7)

66.7 (8.8, 80.0–47.2)

 3 months follow-up

66.7 (6.7, 78.3–56.3)

65.5 (7.5, 78.9–51.3)

67.5 (8.1, 81.2–51.3)

 6 months follow-up

65.0 (6.8, 73.6–50.0)

65.9 (9.4,81.0–36.2)

64.0 (9.1,78.4–45.6)

Percent of time in LIPAa

mean (SD, range)

 Baseline

30.9 (6.2, 45.5–20.9)

31.7 (8.2, 50.0–19.0)

30.3 (8.0, 49.2–18.8)

 3 months follow-up

31.0 (6.0, 42.6–21.5)

31.8 (6.9, 47.8–19.9)

28.6 (7.1,44.5–16.3)

 6 months follow-up

32.0 (5.8, 43.8–23.1)

31.6 (9.0, 58.4–17.0)

32.8 (8.9, 50.7–18.6)

Percent of time in MVPAamedian (SD, range)

 Baseline

2.6 (0.18, 6.3–0.5)

2.3 (0.02, 9.1–0.1)

2.4 (0.02, 9.0–0.2)

 3 months follow-up

2.4 (0.14, 5.0–0.2)

1.9. (0.02, 12.7–0.3)

3.4 (0.03, 11.1–0.1)

 6 months follow-up

2.6 (0.02, 6.2–0.4)

1.9 (0.02, 9.0–0.2)

2.7 (0.02, 9.2–0.3)

Weight kg median (range)

 Baseline

92.0 (67–121)

86.8 (57–132)

81.5 (62–146)

 3 months follow-up

87.9 (67–111)

81.2 (56–135)

83 (62–143)

 6 months follow-up

91.3 (59–110)

83.0 (60–139)

80.2 (60–145)

BMI kg/m2 median (range)

   

 Baseline

31.4 (21–43)

29.9 (22–44)

28.5 (21–40)

 3 months follow-up

30.0 (21–42)

28.6 (22–43)

28.2 (21–39)

 6 months follow-up

29.4 (21–42)

28.6 (23–44)

27.9 (23–39)

Total cholesterol mmol/L mean (SD, range)

 Baseline

5.20 (1.05, 7.7–2.9)

5.63 (0.87, 7.3–4.1)

5.41 (1.04, 7.4–3.4 )

 3 months follow-up

4.99 (1.02, 6.9–3.3)

5.35 (0.96, 7.1–3.8)

5.12 (1.00, 7–3.1)

 6 months follow-up

5.08 (1.23, 7.1–3)

5.72 (1.09, 7.7–3.6)

5.08 (1.19, 7.6–2.9)

Low-density cholesterol mmol/L mean (SD, range)

 Baseline

3.43 (1.04, 5.9–1.3)

3.80 (0.92, 5.7–2)

3.66 (0.94, 5.5–2)

 3 months follow-up

3.15 (0.97, 5.1–1.7)

3.51 (1.02, 5.8–2)

3.52 (1.01, 5.3–1.7)

 6 months follow-up

3.26 (1.14, 5.3–1.5)

3.83 (1.04, 5.9–1.9)

3.57 (1.15, 6.3–1.6)

High-density cholesterol

mmol/L median (SD, range)

 Baseline

1.5 (0.54, 3.1–0.9)

1.4 (0.52, 2.9–0.5)

1.5 (0.36, 2.4–1.0)

 3 months follow-up

1.5 (0.56, 2.7–0.9)

1.5 (0.60, 2.8–0.4)

1.5 (0.32, 2.1–0.9)

 6 months follow-up

1.5 (0.55, 2.7–0.9)

1.4 (0.64, 2.9–0.4)

1.4 (0.27, 2.3–0.9)

Triglycerides mmol/L median (SD, range)

 Baseline

1.2 (0.97, 5.1–0.4)

1.6 (1.14, 5.2–0.5)

1.4 (0.70, 3.2–0.7)

 3 months follow-up

1.25 (0.68, 3–0.5)

1.4 (1.13,4.9–0.8)

1.5 (0.62, 3.2–0.7)

 6 months follow-up

1.3 (0.87, 4.1–0.4)

1.65(1.18, 5.8–0.5)

1.4 (0.60,3.2–0.7)

Systolic blood pressure

mmHg median (range)

 Baseline

130 (110–160)

120 (80–160)

130 (100–155)

 3 months follow-up

127 (100–150)

122 (104–165)

120 (106–145)

 6 months follow-up

126 (90–160)

129 (102–150)

131 (108–160)

Diastolic blood pressure

mmHg median (range)

 Baseline

80 (64–100)

80 (60–100)

80 (60–90)

 3 months follow-up

80 (60–90)

80 (68–99)

78(60–90)

 6 months follow-up

80 (60–100)

80 (60–100)

80 (60–100)

Leisure-time activityb (min = 0, max = 6) median (range)

 Baseline

1 (1–5)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–4)

 3 months follow-up

3 (1–6)

2 (1–3)

3 (1–6)

 6 months follow-up

3 (1–6)

2 (1–6)

3 (1–6)

Daily activityb(min = 0, max = 7) median (range)

 Baseline

3 (1–7)

3 (1–6)

4 (1–5)

 3 months follow-up

5 (2–7)

3 (1–7)

5 (1–6)

 6 months follow-up

5 (3–7)

4 (1–7)

5 (1–7)

ISIb (min = 0, max = 28) median (range)

 Baseline

8 (0–24)

11 (0–27)

10 (0–21)

 3 months follow-up

7 (0–20)

11 (0–27)

9 (0–27)

 6 months follow-up

6 (0–18)

13 (0–25)

9 (0–18)

FFMQb (min = 29, max = 145) mean (SD)

 Baseline

105.5 (80–129)

105.6 (82–128)

100.6 (89–114)

 3 months follow-up

107.6 (90–125)

103.5 (81–129)

103.8 (92–117)

 6 months follow-up

106.8 (85–132)

102.5 (83–127)

102.8 (87–116)

SRHb (min = 1 max = 5) median (range)

 Baseline

3 (1–4)

3 (2–5)

3 (2–5)

 3 months follow-up

3 (1–4)

3 (2–5)

4 (2–5)

 6 months follow-up

4 (1–4)

4 (2–5)

4 (2–5)

  1. aPercentage of sedentary time and time in different intensity of physical activity per valid day and averaged over the number of valid days, activity monitor measured
  2. bSelf-reported measurements. Data are presented as mean values and standard deviation (SD) for normally distributed variables, and as median and range for variables with skewed distribution and variables based on nominal scales. LIPA light physical activity, MVPA moderate to vigorous physical activity, ISI insomnia severity index, FFMQ five facets of mindfulness questionnaire, SRH self-rated health