Table 2.

Descriptive statistics (n = 30)

	Number	Percent
Gender
Male	2	6.7
Female	28	93.3
Ethnicity
Hispanic	21	70.0
Non-Hispanic or unknown	9	30.0
Race
Black/African American	5	16.7
White	15	50.0
Other	5	16.7
Unknown	5	16.7
Place of origin
North/East Africa, India, or Pakistan	4	13.3
Central America—Other countries	4	13.3
Central America—El Salvador	11	36.7
Mexico	3	10.0
South America	4	13.3
USA	4	13.3
English ability
Very well	4	13.3
Well	10	33.3
Not well	12	40.0
Not at all	4	13.3
Health literacy
SAHLSA (n = 20)
Inadequate health literacy	9	45.0
Adequate health literacy	11	55.0
REALM-SF/grade equivalent (n = 10)
(4–6)/seventh to eighth grade	2	20.0
(7)/high school	8	80.0
Diagnosis
Osteoarthritis	3	10.0
Rheumatoid arthritis	27	90.0
Types of CAM**
Health providers	4	13.3
Special diet	13	46.7
Vitamins or minerals	25	93.3
Herbs or supplements	13	43.3
Rubs or lotions	15	53.3
Other body treatments	6	20.0
Movement activity	7	23.3
Spiritual practice	19	6.0
BMI categories
Underweight or normal (< 18.5–24.9)	6	20.0
Overweight (25.0–29.9)	12	40.0
Obese (> 30)	12	40.0
Exercise
Sedentary	5	16.7
Occasional	7	23.3
Mild	16	53.3
Regular vigorous	2	6.7
Occupational status
Employed—F/T	7	23.3
Employed—P/T	8	26.7
Unemployed, disabled, or retired	9	30.0
Homemaker	6	20.0
	Range	Median (IQR)
Age, years	32–69	49.5 (41.8–60.0)
Length of time in the USA, years	4–65	19.0 (10.0–27.5)
Arthritis duration, years	1–40	7.0 (4.0–15.0)
Body mass index	18.4–51.7	28.2 (26.1–33.4)
Yoga variables (n = 12)
Total number of classes attended	4–16	10.5 (7.3–15.0)
Home practice frequency (days/week)	2–7	2.5 (2.3–4.8)
Home practice duration (min)	7–39	22.4 (14.8–31.4)

**Respondents could select more than one category; percent do not total to 100