Table 2.

Changes in the Quality of Life (QoL), Mood, Fatigue, Stress, and Cortisol Levels

	Yoga		Control		Yoga vs Control
	Post-Pre median (IQR)	Pa	Post-Pre median (IQR)	Pa	Pb
QoL (FACT-B)c
Physical well-being	−1.5 (−7.0, 0.0)	.03d	−0.8 (−9.0, 1.0)	.14	.69
Social/family well-being	0.0 (−2.0, 1.0)	.40	2.5 (0.0, 3.7)	.03d	.045d
Emotional well-being	2.5 (0.0, 5.0)	.02d	4.5 (1.0, 6.0)	.007d	.45
Functional well-being	1.0 (−3.0, 3.0)	.98	−0.5 (−1.0, 4.0)	.79	.85
FACT-G: Total	2.4 (−11.0, 7.0)	.92	3.5 (−2.0, 11.0)	.35	.43
FACT-B: Additional concerns	2.0 (0.0, 4.0)	.13	1.5 (−1.0, 5.0)	.08	.91
FACT-B: Total	3.9 (−11.0, 10.0)	.70	6.5 (−2.5, 12.0)	.12	.49
FACT-B: Trial outcome index	2.5 (−8.0, 6.0)	.80	−0.3 (−6.0, 4.0)	.74	.85
Mood (POMS)
Tension-anxiety	−0.9 (−1.2, −0.3)	<.001d	−0.6 (−1.0, −0.3)	.007d	.43
Vigor-activity	−0.3 (−1.0, 0.3)	.30	−0.1 (−1.0, 0.3)	.53	.65
Fatigue-inertia	−0.4 (−1.0, 0.4)	.39	−0.3 (−0.6, 0.0)	.38	.87
Depression-dejection	−0.4 (−0.6, 0.0)	.008d	−0.4 (−1.3, 0.0)	.03d	.98
Confusion-bewilderment	−0.8 (−1.6, −0.2)	<.001d	−0.8 (−1.2, −0.4)	.001d	.84
Anger-hostility	−0.2 (−0.6, 0.0)	.04d	0.1 (−0.7, 0.4)	.58	.46
Overall	−0.5 (−0.7, −0.1)	.002d	−0.4 (−0.8, 0.0)	.048d	.73
Fatigue (BFI)e	−0.1 (−0.8, 0.8)	.99	−0.3 (−2.7, 0.7)	.45	.49
Perceived Stress (PSS)e	−1.5 (−6.0, 0.0)	.03d	−1.5 (−7.0, 0.0)	.06	.94
Cortisol, ng/dL	−10.0 (−39.0, 2.1)	.32	−12.1 (−40.9, −4.2)	.02d	.55
Cortisone, ng/dL	−86.0 (−191.0, 63.0)	.32	−74.5 (−323.0, 19.0)	.09	.92

^aP value comparing paired differences (post vs pre) with the Wilcoxon signed rank test.

^bP value comparing the post/pre differences between yoga vs control with the Wilcoxon rank sum test.

^cPositive difference = improvement.

^dP ≤ .05.

^eNegative difference = improvement.

Abbreviations: POMS, Profile of Mood States; Post, postintervention; Pre, preintervention.