title: Engagement in mindfulness practices by U.S. adults: sociodemographic barriers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effect of sociodemographic factors on mindfulness practices.
  
  
  METHODS
  National Health Interview Survey Alternative Medicine Supplement data were used to examine sociodemographic predictors of engagement in meditation, yoga, tai chi, and qigong.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Greater education was associated with mindfulness practices (odds ratio [OR], 4.02 [95% confidence interval [CI], 3.50-4.61]), men were half as likely as women to engage in any practice, and lower engagement was found among non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vulnerable population groups with worse health outcomes were less likely to engage in mindfulness practices.
authors: 1 Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami , Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
authors: Henry A
authors: HA
authors: Olano
authors: Diana
authors: D
authors: Kachan
authors: Stacey L
authors: SL
authors: Tannenbaum
authors: Ashwin
authors: A
authors: Mehta
authors: Debra
authors: D
authors: Annane
authors: David J
authors: DJ
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019122:Meditation; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D064906:Qigong / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D026302:Tai Ji / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D015013:Yoga