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

*: P < 0.05,
**: P < 0.01,
***: P < 0.001.
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 job satisfaction: Results from the hierarchical regression analysis (740 males and 730 females).