Research Article
The Effect of Inner Engineering Online (IEO) Program on Reducing Stress for Information Technology Professionals: A Randomized Control Study
Table 1
Demographic and health characteristics of participants.
| | Characteristics | Intervention group (n = 35) | Control group (n = 35) | | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| | Age | 40.5 | (30–51) | 38.7 | (28.7–48.7) | | | | | | | | | n | (%) | n | (%) |
| | Gender | | | | | | Male | 16 | (45.7) | 18 | (51.4) | | Female | 18 | (51.4) | 17 | (48.6) |
| | Education | | | | | | High school | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (2.9) | | Graduate | 27 | (77.1) | 16 | (45.7) | | Postgraduate | 8 | (22.9) | 18 | (51.4) | | Ph.D./doctorate | | | | |
| | Health condition | | | | | | Hypertension | 3 | (8.6) | 5 | (14.3) | | Diabetes mellitus | 1 | (2.9) | 2 | (5.7) | | Coronary artery disease | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (2.9) |
| | Smoking | | | | | | Active | 2 | (5.7) | 0 | (0.0) | | Recent nonsmoke | 1 | (2.9) | 0 | (0.0) | | Never | 31 | (88.6) | 35 | (100.0) |
| | Alcohol consumption | | | | | | Social | 19 | (54.3) | 24 | (68.6) | | Regular | 4 | (11.4) | 0 | (0.0) |
| | Prior experience of meditation | | | | | | Yes | 10 | (26.8) | 8 | (22.9) |
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Missing data in intervention group. |
