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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of ESSENCE participants

From: The effects of a mindfulness-based lifestyle program for adults with Parkinson’s disease: a mixed methods, wait list controlled randomised control study

Baseline characteristics of ESSENCE participants

Intervention group

Wait-list control group

Total (n = 57)

Gender

Female, % (n)

66.7 % (16)

51.5 % (17)

57.9 % (33)

Age

Age year, mean (sd)

62.8 % (7.6)

63.7 % (8.6)

63.3 (8.1)

range

46–74

39–75

39–75

PD onset

Age at onset, mean (sd)

55.8 % (8.8)

55.1 % (10.5)

55.7 (9.9)

range

37–70

33–73

33–73

Current smoker

yes, % (n)

0 % (0)

6.1 % (2)

3.5 % (2)

Site

Camberwell, % (n)

70.8 % (17)

69.7 % (23)

70.2 % (41)

Essendon, % (n)

26.2 % (7)

30.3 % (10)

29.8 % (17)

COB

Born in Australia, % (n)

67 % (16)

79 % (26)

74 % (42)

Marital status

Married/defacto, % (n)

71 % (17)

79 % (26)

75 % (43)

Education

Above secondary school, % (n)

67 % (16)

85 % (28)

77 % (44)