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. 2015 Nov 29;15(3):263–271. doi: 10.1177/1534735415617021

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics.a

Characteristic YOCAS©® Yoga (n = 168) Standard Care Control (n = 160)
Age (years) 55.24 (10.94) 53.97 (8.72)
Gender
 Female 160 (95.0%) 154 (96.0%)
 Male 8 (5.0%) 6 (4.0%)
Race
 White 161 (96%) 147 (92%)
 Black 6 (3.5%) 12 (7.5%)
 Other 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic or Latino 5 (3.0%) 1 (0.6%)
 Non-Hispanic 149 (88.7%) 152 (95.0%)
 Unknown 14 (8.3%) 7 (4.4%)
Education
 Partial high school 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%)
 High school graduate 26 (15.5%) 31 (19.4%)
 Partial college 63 (37.5%) 53 (33.1%)
 College graduate (4 years) 53 (31.5%) 49 (30.6%)
 Graduate degree 25 (14.9%) 26 (16.3%)
Menopausal status
 Premenopausal 24 (14.3%) 24 (15.0%)
 Perimenopausal 15 (8.9%) 16 (10.0%)
 Postmenopausal 119 (70.8%) 111 (69.4%)
 Not applicable or unknown 10 (6.0%) 9 (5.6%)
Diagnosis
 Breast 124 (73.8%) 127 (79.4%)
 Hematological 13 (7.7%) 11 (6.9%)
 Gastrointestinal 4 (2.4%) 9 (5.6%)
 Gynecological 10 (6.0%) 4 (2.4%)
 Head and neck 6 (3.6%) 1 (0.6%)
 Lung 5 (3.0%) 4 (2.4%)
 Genitourinary 5 (3.0%) 3 (2%)
 Melanoma 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.6%)
Previous surgery
 Yes 151 (89.9%) 146 (91.3%)
 No 17 (10.1%) 14 (8.8%)
Previous chemotherapy
 Yes 123 (73.2%) 109 (68.1%)
 No 45 (26.8%) 51 (31.9%)
Previous radiation
 Yes 112 (66.7%) 107 (66.9%)
 No 56 (33.3%) 53 (33.1%)
Previous hormone therapy
 Yes 10 (6.0%) 10 (6.3%)
 No 158 (94.0%) 150 (93.8%)
Current hormone therapy
 Yes 80 (47.6%) 93 (58.1%)
 No 88 (52.4%) 67 (41.9%)
PSQI 9.20 (3.30) 8.98 (3.42)

Abbreviations: PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.

a

Values are n (%) or mean (standard deviation).