Table 3.
Characteristics | Categories | n | Fruits consumption$& | Vegetables consumption$ | Change in the timings for meal | |||||||||||
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Decreased | Increased | NC | Decreased | Increased | NC | First meal of the day | Last meal of the day | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
Time spent practicing yoga/week (min) | <150 | 22 | 18.2 | 45.5 | 36.4 | 9.1 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 40.9 | 27.3 | 4.5 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 18.2 | 4.6 | 50.0 |
160–300 | 52 | 5.8 | 73.1 | 21.2 | 3.9 | 71.2 | 25.0 | 15.4 | 36.5 | 5.8 | 42.3 | 5.8 | 40.4 | 11.5 | 42.3 | |
above 300 | 477 | 8.2 | 58.1 | 33.8 | 5.2 | 53.0 | 41.7 | 19.7 | 48.0 | 4.0 | 28.3 | 12.0 | 51.6 | 9.9 | 26.6 | |
Yoga experience (months) | 4–12 | 69 | 17.4 | 46.4 | 36.2 | 8.7 | 46.4 | 44.9 | 26.1 | 39.1 | 4.3 | 30.4 | 18.8 | 47.8 | 8.7 | 24.6 |
13–60 | 202 | 8.9 | 64.4 | 26.7 | 5.9 | 52.5 | 41.6 | 18.8 | 45.5 | 4.0 | 31.7 | 11.9 | 47.0 | 8.9 | 32.2 | |
above 60 | 280 | 5.7 | 58.2 | 36.1 | 3.9 | 57.9 | 38.2 | 19.6 | 48.2 | 4.3 | 27.9 | 10.4 | 51.1 | 10.7 | 27.9 |
$P<0.05: Chi-square test for association between time spent in practicing yoga and related food choices and timings for meals, &P<0.05: Chi-square test for association between overall yoga experience in months and related food choices and timings for meals. 1: Later than before you have started practicing yoga, 2: Earlier than before you have started practicing yoga, 3: Omitting the meal, 4: No change in the timing of the meal. NC: Not changed