5-min mindfulness audio induction alleviates psychological distress and sleep disorders in patients with COVID-19

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with coronavirus disease 2019

Characteristic	Mindfulness group (n = 43)	Conventional group (n = 32)	P
Age, yr (mean ± SD)	42.23 ± 9.78	44.35 ± 10.61	0.069
Sex, n (%)
Male	30 (69.8)	18 (56.2)	0.228
Female	13 (30.2)	14 (43.8)
Height, cm (mean ± SD)	169.51 ± 8.13	165.41 ± 8.46	0.037
Weight, kg (mean ± SD)	70.37 ± 12.52	64.97 ± 9.43	0.044
Education, n (%)			0.345
Junior diploma or below	6 (14.0)	7 (21.9)
High and technical secondary school diploma	9 (20.9)	7 (21.9)
Junior college	9 (20.9)	10 (31.3)
Bachelor degree or above	19 (44.2)	8 (25.0)