Research Article
Quality of Life in Yoga Experienced and Yoga Naïve Asian Indian Adults with Obesity
Table 1
Baseline characteristic profile of participants: yoga experienced and yoga naïve group.
| | Characteristics of participants | Yoga group | Yoga naïve group |
| | Number (n) | 298 | 298 | | Age (years): mean ± SD | 44.0 ± 9.8 | 43.8 ± 10.0 | | 20 to 30 years, n (%) | 35 (11.7) | 34 (11.4) | | 31 to 50 years, n (%) | 175 (58.7) | 175 (58.7) | | 51 to 59 years, n (%) | 88 (29.5) | 89 (29.9) |
| | Age range (years) | 20–59 | 20–59 | | BMI (kg/m2): mean ± SD | 32.1 ± 4.5 | 32.3 ± 4.5 | | 25.0 to 32.4 kg/m2: n (%) | 178 (59.7) | 163 (54.7) | | ≥32.5 kg/m2: n (%) | 120 (40.3) | 135 (45.3) |
| | Gender | | Male : female | 144 : 154 | 144 : 154 | | Percentage values | 48.3 : 51.7 | 48.3 : 51.7 |
| | Years of education: n (%) | | <10 years | 50 (16.8) | 78 (26.2) | | 10–12 years | 43 (14.4) | 41 (13.8) | | >12 years | 205 (68.8) | 179 (60.0) |
| | Marital status: n (%) | | Married | 264 (88.6) | 262 (87.9) | | Unmarried | 29 (9.7) | 23 (7.7) | | Widow/widower | 3 (1) | 8 (2.7) |
| | Occupation information: n (%) | | Business | 87 (29.2) | 82 (27.5) | | Agriculture | 7 (2.3) | 19 (6.4) | | Household | 81 (27.2) | 71 (23.8) | | Professionals | 52 (17.4) | 40 (13.4) | | Secretarial/clerical/officers | 43 (14.4) | 47 (15.8) | | Self-employed | 14 (4.7) | 21 (7) | | Skilled labour | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.7) | | Not mentioned | 13 (4.4) | 16 (5.4) |
| | Socioeconomic information: n (%) | | Low income | 43 (14.4) | 52 (17.4) | | Pre-middle income | 98 (32.9) | 103 (34.6) | | Middle income | 91 (30.5) | 83 (27.9) | | High income | 52 (17.4) | 48 (16.1) | | Not mentioned | 14 (4.7) | 12 (4.0) |
| | Dietary information: n (%) | | Vegetarian | 211 (70.8) | 187 (62.8) | | Nonvegetarian | 87 (29.2) | 111 (37.2) |
| | Consumption of addictive substances (alcohol and/or tobacco): n (%) | | Yes | 26 (8.7) | 39 (13.1) | | No | 253 (84.9) | 248 (83.2) | | Not mentioned | 19 (6.4) | 11 (3.7) |
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