Table 2.

Food choices of the yoga practitioner respondent’s in relation to yoga practice-related factors

Characteristics	Categories	n	Food choices
			Fruits/week$&			Vegetables/week&			Sweetened beverages&		Dairy products		Eggs$&		Fish/seafood$		Meat$&		Alcohol$		Tobacco$
			Rarely	Often	Always	Rarely	Often	Always	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Time spent practicing yoga/week (min)	<150	22	59.1	36.4	4.6	27.3	40.9	31.8	63.6	36.4	81.8	18.2	40.9	59.1	22.7	77.3	31.8	68.2	5.8	94.2	5.8	94.2
	160–300	52	55.8	32.7	11.5	32.7	28.9	38.5	67.3	32.7	80.8	19.2	30.8	69.2	5.8	94.2	3.9	96.2	1.7	98.3	0.8	99.2
	above 300	477	45.5	30.2	24.3	27.5	30.2	42.4	58.9	41.1	86.0	14.1	18.5	81.6	8.8	91.2	7.6	92.5	0.0	100.0	1.5	98.6
Yoga experience (months)	4–12	69	63.8	23.2	13.0	43.5	31.9	24.6	65.2	34.8	84.1	15.9	31.9	68.1	15.9	84.1	14.5	85.5	3.5	96.5	2.0	98.0
	13–60	202	49.5	34.7	15.8	31.2	34.2	34.7	74.8	25.3	89.6	10.4	29.7	70.3	10.4	89.6	11.9	88.1	1.4	98.6	0.7	99.3
	above 60	280	41.1	29.6	29.3	21.8	27.5	50.7	47.9	52.1	82.5	17.5	11.1	88.9	6.4	93.6	3.9	96.1	2.5	97.5	1.2	98.8

^$P<0.05: Chi-square test for association between time spent in practicing yoga and related food choices, ^&P<0.05: Chi-square test for association between overall yoga experience in months and related food choices