Clinical Study
The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Emotional Wellbeing and Glycemic Control of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Table 1
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample of patients with type 2 diabetes who were participated in the RCT.
| | Characteristics | MBSR | Control | value |
| | Age, mean | 53.48 | 59.03 | 0.13 | | Gender, n (%) | | | | | Male | 8 (27.5) | 3 (10) | 0.23 | | Female | 21 (72.4) | 27 (90) | | Education level, n (%) | | | | | Elementary school | 5 (17.2) | 1 (3.3) | 0.14 | | High school | 14 (48.2) | 17 (56.6) | | Higher education | 10 (34.4) | 12 (40) | | Marital status, n (%) | | | | | Single | 4 (13.7) | 3 (10) | 0.085 | | Married | 18 (62) | 21 (70) | | Divorced | 7 (24.1) | 6 (20) | | Working, n (%) | 12 (41.3) | 11 (36.6) | 0.91 | | Illness duration, mean (SD) | 12 (6.2) | 10 (4.5) | 0.45 | | Complications, n (%) | 16 (55.1) | 13 (46.6) | 0.39 | | Comorbidity, n (%) | 17 (58.6) | 13 (43.3) | 0.27 | | Medication type, n (%) | | | | | Metformin | 9 (31) | 15 (50) | 0.09 | | Sulfonylureas | 5 (17) | 3 (10) | | Antidiabetic combination | 15 (51) | 12 (40) | | FBS | 175.3 (44,5) | 187.6 (59.6) | 0.91 | | HbA1C | 7.9 (1.1) | 8.3 (1.7) | 0.87 | | HARS | 36 (11.4) | 38.2 (9.6) | 0.81 | | HDRS | 26.5 (13.3) | 27.5 (12.7) | 0.29 | | GHQ | 31 (9.5) | 30.9 (13.2) | 0.1 |
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MBSR: mindfulness-based stress reduction group; FBS: fasting blood sugar; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c. HARS: Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; HDRS: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. GHQ: General Health Questionnaire.
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