Research Article

A Randomized Controlled Neurophysiological Study of a Chinese Chan-Based Mind-Body Intervention in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of each group of participants.

CharacteristicsWL
( )
CBT
( )
DMBI
( )
or

Years of age
 Range31–6234–5732–62
 Mean (SD)45.44 (8.25)46.94 (6.54)47.06 (9.54)0.1980.821
Years of education
 Range3–116–163–16
 Mean (SD)8.06 (2.59)9.82 (2.46)9.18 (3.13)1.7290.189
Gender 1.1030.576
 Male442
 Female121315

Note. WL: waitlist control; CBT: cognitive behavioral therapy; DMBI: Dejian mind-body intervention.