Table 1 Sociodemographic features of the groups
From: The effect of mindfulness and metacognition on anxiety symptoms: a case-control study
| Â | Group | Healthy controls (n = 93) | Anxiety disorder patients (n = 73) | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Â | M | SD | n (%) | M | SD | n (%) | Statistics |
1. Age |  | 26.6 | 8.3 |  | 34.5 | 10.6 |  | t(164) = −5.41, p < .001 |
2. Education (years) | Â | 15.0 | 2.7 | Â | 14.2 | 3.8 | Â | t(164) = 1.51, p = 0.133 |
3. Gender | ||||||||
 Male |  |  |  | 43 (46.2%) |  |  | 24 (32.9%) | χ2(1) = 3.03, p = .082 |
 Female |  |  |  | 50 (53.8%) |  |  | 49 (67.1%) |  |
4. Marital status | ||||||||
 Married |  |  |  | 24 (25.8%) |  |  | 45 (61.6%) | χ2(2) = 22.38, p < .001 |
 In relationship |  |  |  | 18 (19.4%) |  |  | 10 (13.7%) |  |
 Single |  |  |  | 51 (54.8%) |  |  | 18 (24.7%) |  |