Table 5.
Physical health, fitness, psychological function, and HRQL in all yoga participants at weeks 0, 8 and 9 months.
| Variable | Week 0 N=55 |
Week 8 N=40 |
Mean Difference (95% CI) | 9 Months N=37 |
Mean Difference (95% CI) from baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF36 PCS | 34.8 ± 10.4 | 42.9 ± 9.1 | 7.4 (4.4, 10.4) | 42.5 ± 10.5 | 5.3 (2.8, 7.9) |
| Fitness | |||||
| Sit and reach (cm) | −3.9 ± 4.1 | −2.2 ± 6.5 | 2.3 (.7, 3.9) | 1.7± 4.9 | 5.6 (2.9, 8.3) |
| One Leg Stance (s) | 22.6 ± 10.1 | 23.5 ± 10.0 | 0.9 (−1.5, 3.3) | 25.9 ± 7.5 | 1.0 (−1.7, 3.7) |
| Hand grip (kg) | 25.1 ± 8.7 | 25.5 ± 9.5 | 0.2 (−1.2, 1.5) | 26.0 ± 9.7 | .2 (−.2.0, 2.3) |
| 6 min walk (m) | 1468 ± 314 | 1566 ± 275 | 77 (5,150) | 1588 ± 252 | 115 (5, 225) |
| Psychological Function | |||||
| SF36 MCS | 52.0 ± 12.3 | 55.8 ± 8.0 | 3.3 (0.2, 6.4) | 54.0 ± 10.1 | 0.8 (−2.7, 4.4) |
| CES-D | 7.5 ± 5.8 | 4.4 ± 3.8 | −2.6 (−4.2, −1.0) | 5.0 ± 4.5 | −1.9 (−3.1,0.7) |
| Positive affect | 21.2 ± 7.7 | 27.9 ± 7.1 | 5.7 (3.1, 8.3) | 27.2 ± 4.8 | 5.0 (2.3, 7.7) |
| Negative affect | 5.9 ± 5.1 | 4.4 ± 4.8 | −2.2 (−3.8, −.6) | 4.7 ± 5.4 | −1.9 (−3.4, −0.3) |
| Perceived Stress | 15.4 ± 4.4 | 12.0 ± 4.8 | −3.0 (−5.3 −.7) | 12.2 ± 3.5 | −4.2 (−6.7, −1.7) |
| Self Efficacy | 58.9 ± 13.4 | 66.8 ± 12.3 | 4.8 (.3.6, 9.3) | 65.1 ± 13.3 | 2.3 (−2.5, 7.1) |
| SF 36 | |||||
| Physical function | 54.4 ± 23.2 | 67.1 ± 23.9 | 10.3 (4.2, 16.3) | 66.3 ± 22.0 | 7.5 (1.1, 13.9) |
| Role physical | 36.4 ± 39.3 | 76.3 ± 34.9 | 38.1 (24.5, 51.8) | 72.8 ± 38.6 | 27.9 (14.9, 41.0) |
| Pain | 50.5 ± 19.5 | 63.3 ± 17.2 | 11.9 (5.5, 18.2) | 61.8 ± 19.5 | 7.0 (0.5, 13.5) |
| General Health | 56.7 ± 21.6 | 67.6 ± 17.9 | 8.3 (4.2, 12.3) | 65.5 ± 18.4 | 4.1 (−0.4, 8.6) |
| Vitality | 49.4 ± 19.4 | 64.2 ± 18.1 | 12.6 (7.0, 18.2) | 60.3 ± 18.7 | 6.5 (0.9, 12.0) |
| Social function | 71.6 ± 27.8 | 85.9 ± 19.6 | 12.5 (4.0, 21.0) | 84.2 ± 21.6 | 5.5 (−3.6, 14.6) |
| Role emotional | 74.5 ± 38.5 | 86.7 ± 29.0 | 10.0 (−2.6, 22.6) | 81.4 ± 34.0 | 3.9 (−8.8, 16.7) |
| Mental health | 73.9 ± 19.7 | 82.2 ± 14.7 | 8.3 (3.5, 13.1) | 79.4 ± 16.1 | 4.0 (−1.5, 9.5) |
Values significantly different (p<.05) from baseline are shown in boldface type.