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Table 1 Relationship between the study variables and the state of mindfulness through a bivariate analysis

From: Mindfulness in primary care healthcare and teaching professionals and its relationship with stress at work: a multicentric cross-sectional study

Variables

Mean ± SD (95% CI of the mean)

P value

Age (years):

 

< 0.001*

 -Under 30

121.94 ± 13.49 (119.95–123.90)

 

 -From 30 to 45

129.75 ± 14.93 (126.81–132.70)

 

 -46 or over

130.81 ± 16.14 (128.51–133.10)

 

Gender:

 

0.910**

 -Male

127.29 ± 14.68 (124.98–129.61)

 

 -Female

127.12 ± 15.84 (125.37–128.87)

 

Professional category:

 

< 0.001*

 -Family physician

130.62 ± 15.29 (128.31–132.92)

 

 -Nurse

131.19 ± 16.39 (127.88–134.49)

 

 - Internal medicine residents

122.42 ± 13.83 (120.52–124.32)

 

Amount of time worked:

 

< 0.001*

 -Less than 4 years

122.59 ± 13.75 (120.70–124.48)

 

 -From 5 to 10 years

130.59 ± 16.76 (125.78–135.40)

 

 -From 11 to 20 years

127.35 ± 15.83 (123.63–131.07)

 

 -Over 20 years

132.36 ± 15.45 (129.88–134.84)

 

Aware of mindfulness:

 

0.145**

 -Yes

128.12 ± 15.87 (126.18–130.07)

 

 -No

126.05 ± 15.45 (124.05–128.04)

 

Has received training on mindfulness:

 

< 0.001**

 -Si

130.73 ± 18.01 (127.39–134.07)

 

 -No

126.06 ± 14.40 (124.57–127.55)

 

Practices mindfulness:

 

< 0.001*

 -Every day

145.53 ± 17.85 (136.92–154.13)

 

 -From 2 to 3 times/week

136.00 ± 15.82 (128.59–143.41)

 

 -Occasionally

129.35 ± 15.82 (123.87–126.83)

 

 -Never

125.35 ± 14.43 (123.87–126.83)

 
  1. SD Standard deviation, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  2. * ANOVA test; ** Student’s t test