Table 1.

Characteristics of Study Population by Yoga Use for Health (%)*

Characteristics	Yoga users (n = 1593) %*	Non-yoga users (n = 29948) %*	Prevalence of yoga use by characteristic %
Demographics
Age (years)†
Less than 30	26	22	6.1
30 to 39	27	19	6.9
40 to 49	23	21	5.4
50 to 64	20	21	4.7
65 or greater	4	17	1.2
Gender†
Male	24	49	2.5
Female	76	51	7.4
Race†
White	84	80	5.3
African American	6	12	2.5
Other	10	8	12.5
Income†
≤$19,999	12	21	3.0
$20,000–34,999	15	20	3.8
$35,000–64,999	25	27	4.7
≥$65,000	48	32	7.3
Region†
West	26	19	6.8
Midwest	27	38	3.7
South	24	24	5.0
Northeast	23	19	6.0
Education†
Less than college	50	77	3.4
College	50	23	10.5
Insurance†
Insured	88	84	5.3
Uninsured	12	16	3.9
Health behaviors
Smoking†
Non-smoking	83	78	5.4
Smoking	17	22	3.9
Alcohol†
Abstainers	18	37	2.5
Light	56	41	6.8
Moderate	18	14	6.4
Heavy	8	8	7.0
Health status†
Excellent, very good, or good
good, or good	95	87	5.5
Fair or poor	5	13	1.9
BMI (kg/m2) †
<18.5‡	N/A	N/A	N/A
18.5 -24.9	55	37	7.5
25–29.9	29	34	4.4
≥30	10	23	2.3
Medical conditions
Severe sprain†	13	8	8.2
Asthma†	14	10	6.7
Mental health†	20	16	6.3
Musculoskeletal†	55	48	5.7
Neurologic†	3	5	3.5
COPD†	4	6	3.3
Cardiovascular †	7	11	3.1
Hypertension†	13	25	2.7

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

* Percents are weighted to reflect national estimates

^†p ≤ .005 for differences between yoga and non-yoga users

^‡ Due to small numbers, BMI scores < 18.5 not reported