Table 2.
Demographic data and maternal characteristics at baseline.
| Groups | P values | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoga (n = 24)c | Control (n = 29)c | ||
| Subjects educational profile1 | |||
| 8th grade | 1 | 2 | |
| 10th grade | 7 | 5 | |
| 12th grade | 0 | 4 | 0.19 a |
| Junior college | 0 | 3 | |
| Bachelor degree | 11 | 11 | |
| Master degree | 5 | 4 | |
| Living arrangement | |||
| Independent2 | 13 | 13 | |
| With parents | 8 | 13 | 0.70 a |
| With relatives or friends | 3 | 3 | |
| Religion | |||
| Hindu | 20 | 22 | |
| Moslem | 0 | 2 | 0.42 a |
| Christian | 4 | 5 | |
| Age | |||
| Mean (SD) | 27.2 (4.8) | 27.5 (5.5) | 0.84 b |
| 95% CI | 25.1–29.2 | 25.4–29.5 | |
| Household monthly income3 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 35.4 (28.9) | 36.9 (36.4) | 0.87 b |
| 95% CI | 22.9–47.8 | 22.8–51.0 | |
| Socioeconomic4 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 35.4 (7.8) | 36.5 (9.4) | 0.67 b |
| 95% CI | 32.1–38.7 | 32.9–40.0 | |
| Maternal weight (kg) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 61.8 (13.0) | 62.7 (14.6) | 0.82 b |
| 95% CI | 56.4–67.3 | 57.1–68.3 | |
| Maternal height (m) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 1.57 (0.05) | 1.58 (0.06) | 0.96 b |
| 95% CI | 1.55–1.59 | 1.55–1.59 | |
| Maternal BMI | |||
| Mean (SD) | 25.1 (4.8) | 25.4 (4.9) | 0.84 b |
| 95% CI | 23.1–27.1 | 23.5–27.2 | |
| Maternal systolic BP | |||
| Mean (SD) | 108.3 (12.9) | 104.1 (8.3) | 0.18 b |
| 95% CI | 102.7–113.9 | 100.9–107.3 | |
| Maternal diastolic BP | |||
| Mean (SD) | 67.5 (9.5) | 64.2 (7.6) | 0.18 b |
| 95% CI | 63.4–71.6 | 61.3–67.1 | |
1 No subject had education below 8th standard.
2Independent: lived with her husband and children, if any.
3Family's monthly income in thousands of Indian rupees as reported by the subject.
4Socioeconomic status: measured by a standard questionnaire.
a Calculated using Chi-Square test.
b Calculated using Independent Samples t-square test.
c There were three subjects in each group that did not complete the demographic questionnaire, which resulted in missing data, hence the lower n values.
Remarks: no statistically significant difference was observed between the mean values of socioeconomic parameters of the two groups.