Quality of Life and Mental Health in Patients with Chronic Diseases Who Regularly Practice Yoga and Those Who Do Not: A Case-Control Study

Table 3

Health-related quality of life, mental health, and satisfaction in patients with chronic diseases who practice yoga and those who do not (Mean ± SD).

	Yoga	No yoga	Group difference (95% CI)	𝑃
Health-related quality of life (SF-36)
Physical component score	35.7 ± 9.1	33.7 ± 9.9	2.0 (0.2; 3.7)	0.029
Mental component score	37.3 ± 11.6	36.9 ± 11.5	0.5 (−2.2; 3.2)	0.737
Anxiety	9.9 ± 4.0	9.6 ± 3.9	0.3 (−0.6; 1.1)	0.518
Depression	7.5 ± 3.5	7.7 ± 4.0	−0.2 (−1.0; 0.5)	0.563
Life satisfaction	3.4 ± 0.9	3.3 ± 1.0	0.1 (−0.1; 0.3)	0.252
Health satisfaction	2.2 ± 1.0	2.1 ± 1.0	0.1 (−0.1; 0.3)	0.165