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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants at baseline

From: Effects of five-minute internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy and simplified emotion-focused mindfulness on depressive symptoms: a randomized controlled trial

Ā 

iCBT

sEFM

Waiting list

Total

Sex

Male

168 (51.5%)

159 (49.2%)

159 (48.9%)

486 (49.9%)

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Female

158 (48.5%)

164 (50.8%)

166 (51.1%)

488 (50.1%)

Age

Years (SD)

44.3 (11.3)

43.3 (11.3)

43.4 (11.3)

43.7 (11.3)

Marriage

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Married

169 (51.8%)

170 (52.6%)

186 (57.2%)

525 (53.9%)

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Divorced

29 (8.9%)

23 (7.1%)

21 (6.5%)

73 (7.5%)

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Widowed

1 (0.3%)

1 (0.3%)

1 (0.3%)

3 (0.3%)

Ā 

Never married

127 (39.0%)

129 (39.9%)

117 (36.0%)

373 (38.3%)

Highest education level

Ā 

Junior high school

5 (1.5%)

1 (0.3%)

1 (0.3%)

7 (0.7%)

Ā 

Senior high school

59 (18.1%)

66 (20.4%)

79 (24.3%)

204 (20.9%)

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Two-year college

57 (17.5%)

69 (21.4%)

61 (18.8%)

187 (19.2%)

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Four-year college or more

205 (62.9%)

187 (57.9%)

184 (56.6%)

576 (59.1%)

Employment Status

Ā 

Employed

237 (72.7%)

240 (74.3%)

234 (72.0%)

711 (73.0%)

Ā 

Not employed and seeking job

23 (7.1%)

23 (7.1%)

22 (6.8%)

68 (7.0%)

Ā 

Not employed

66 (20.2%)

60 (18.6%)

69 (21.2%)

195 (20.0%)

  1. iCBT internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy, sEFM simplified emotion-focused mindfulness