Associations between meditation practice, demographic characteristics, behavioral risk factors, and work engagement: Results from the hierarchical regression analysis (740 males and 730 females).

*: P **: P ***: P a Not currently practicing = 1, Less than one day in two weeks = 2, Once a week or more = 3, Daily or more = 4.b Male = 1, Female = 2.c Elementary school/junior high school = 1, High school/vocational school = 2, Junior college/technical college = 3, University = 4, Graduate school = 5.d Less than 2 million = 1, 2–5 million = 2, 5–7 million = 3, 7–10 million = 4, 10–15 million = 5, More than 15 million = 6 (JPY).e Never married/Divorced/Widowed = 1, Married/Common-law marriage = 2.f Very light = 1, Light = 2, Moderate = 3, Heavy = 4.g Very light = 1, Light = 2, Moderate = 3, Active = 4, Very active = 5.h Very insufficient = 1, Insufficient = 2, Sufficient = 3, Very sufficient = 4.Associations between meditation practice, demographic characteristics, behavioral risk factors, and work engagement: Results from the hierarchical regression analysis (740 males and 730 females).