Effects of 8-Week Hatha Yoga Training on Metabolic and Inflammatory Markers in Healthy, Female Chinese Subjects: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Table 1
Comparison of metabolic characteristics between groups before and after yoga intervention.
Control
Yoga
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Insulin (mIU)
6.17 ± 0.60
5.55 ± 0.75
6.58 ± 0.98
4.06 ± 0.87
Glucose (mM)
4.59 ± 0.07
4.51 ± 0.08
4.59 ± 0.13
4.48 ± 0.1
HOMA-IR
1.26 ± 0.12
1.13 ± 0.17
1.36 ± 0.21
0.75 ± 0.18
TG (mM)
0.60 ± 0.06
0.60 ± 0.04
0.66 ± 0.03
0.68 ± 0.09
Cholesterol (mM)
3.90 ± 0.18
3.64 ± 0.15
4.13 ± 0.12
3.75 ± 0.15
LDL-C (mM)
1.93 ± 0.15
1.76 ± 0.13
2.14 ± 0.11
1.81 ± 0.13
HDL-C (mM)
1.69 ± 0.07
1.68 ± 0.05
1.67 ± 0.05
1.58 ± 0.05
SBP (mmHg)
108.0 ± 2.7
105.9 ± 1.5
106.8 ± 2.1
102.5 ± 2.3
DBP (mmHg)
76.15 ± 1.8
72.62 ± 1.8
74.77 ± 2.4
71.83 ± 2.00
Body weight (kg)
54.08 ± 1.65
53.81 ± 1.68
53.35 ± 1.53
52.71 ± 1.57
BMI (kg/m2)
20.68 ± 0.46
20.18 ± 0.46
20.55 ± 0.52
20.49 ± 0.52
TG: triacylglycerol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; and BMI: body mass index Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Compared with preintervention baseline level; #compared with control group after intervention.
