The Effects of a Gentle Yoga Program on Sleep, Mood, and Blood Pressure in Older Women with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS): A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of participants with restless legs syndrome (RLS) assigned to the yoga (𝑁=10) versus the educational film (control) group (𝑁=10).

	Treatment Group
	Yoga		Educational Film (control)
	Frequency/Mean	Percent/SE	Frequency/Mean	Percent/SE	𝑃
Demographic and lifestyle characteristics
Age in years (Mean, SE)	58.40	2.00	58.90	2.88	NS
Race/ethnicity					NS
Non-Hispanic White	8	80.00%	7	70.00%
African American	2	20.00%	3	30.00%
Education					NS
<4 years college	3	30.00%	4	40.00%
≥4 years college	7	70.00%	6	60.00%
Employed	7	70.00%	6	60.00%	NS
Married/Cohabiting	4	40.00%	3	30.00%	NS
Mean daily intake of the following:
Caffeine (mg)	162.68	49.93	147.77	35.74	NS
Alcohol (g)	19.57	15.91	20.42	16.38	NS
Health history
Reported history of:
High blood pressure	4	40.00%	5	50.00%	NS
Depression	5	50.00%	5	50.00%	NS
Anxiety	2	20.00%	3	30.00%	NS
Prediabetic (fasting glucose 100–125 mg/dL)	5	50.00%	5	50.00%	NS
Serum ferritin levels (ng/mL)	81.40	15.35	80.56	15.32	NS
RLS symptoms					NS
1–3x/month	2	20.00%	1	10.00%
At least 1x/week	8	80.00%	9	90.00%
Obese (body mass index ≥30)	6	60.00%	5	50.00%	NS

Abbreviations. NS: nonsignificant (𝑃>0.5).