Table 1.
Demographic, medical, physical activity and yoga knowledge characteristics of study participants†
| Characteristic | Yoga group (N=32) | Control group (N=31) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| % or Mean (SD) | % or Mean (SD) | ||
| Age, years | 0.91 | ||
| 33–49 | 6.3 | 9.7 | |
| 50–59 | 40.6 | 45.2 | |
| 60–69 | 40.6 | 35.5 | |
| 70–74 | 12.5 | 9.7 | |
| Mean (SD) | 60.6 (7.1) | 58.2 (8.8) | 0.25 |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.72 | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | 93.7 | 93.5 | |
| African American | 3.1 | 6.5 | |
| Other | 3.2 | 0.0 | |
| Education | 0.81 | ||
| High school graduate | 6.3 | 3.2 | |
| Some college | 25.0 | 29.0 | |
| College graduate | 28.1 | 35.5 | |
| Professional degree | 40.6 | 32.3 | |
| Marital status | 0.55 | ||
| Married or living as married | 46.9 | 51.6 | |
| Widowed | 12.5 | 3.3 | |
| Divorced/separated | 25.0 | 29.0 | |
| Never married | 15.6 | 16.1 | |
| Income ($) | 0.06 | ||
| <40,000 | 21.9 | 0 | |
| 40,000–<60,000 | 18.8 | 22.6 | |
| 60,000–<80,000 | 37.5 | 29.0 | |
| ≥80,000 | 18.8 | 38.7 | |
| Missing | 3.1 | 9.7 | |
| Stage of disease | 0.47 | ||
| In situ | 43.8 | 45.2 | |
| Stage I | 21.9 | 32.3 | |
| Stage II | 31.3 | 16.1 | |
| Stage III | 3.1 | 6.5 | |
| Time since diagnosis, years | 0.35 | ||
| <2 | 16.7 | 32.3 | |
| 2–<5 | 30.0 | 19.4 | |
| 5–<8 | 31.3 | 19.4 | |
| ≥ 8 | 25.0 | 29.0 | |
| Mean (range) | 6.0 (0.6, 18.1) | 6.5 (0.5, 22.9) | 0.72 |
| Physical activity (MET-hrs/wk) | 0.10 | ||
| 0–5.8 | 21.9 | 45.2 | |
| 5.9–15.7 | 43.8 | 22.6 | |
| ≥ 15.8 | 34.4 | 32.3 | |
| Mean (SD) | 14.6 (11.6) | 11.7 (12.2) | 0.33 |
| Knowledge of yoga‡, Mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.1) | 2.3 (0.8) | 0.52 |
†
Percentages may sum to more than 100.0 due to rounding.
‡
Knowledge of yoga scale: 1 (“no knowledge”) to 5 (“a great deal of knowledge”)