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. 2015 Aug 22;71(3):406–411. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glv127

Table 2.

Participant Demographics by Group

Yoga Control
n = 61 n = 57
Age (mean, SD ) 62.1 (±5.82) 62.0 (±5.39)
Sex ( n , %)
 Female 49 (80.3%) 43 (75.4%)
 Male 12 (19.7%) 14 (24.6%)
Race ( n , %)
 African American 7 (11.5%) 4 (7.0%)
 Asian 2 (3.3%) 2 (3.5%)
 American Indian/ Alaskan Native 0 (0%) 2 (3.5%)
 More than one race 1 (1.6%) 3 (5.3%)
 Caucasian 51 (83.6%) 46 (80.7%)
Education ( n , %)
 <College degree 14 (23%) 25 (43.8%)
 >College degree 47 (77%) 32 (56.2%)
Income ( n , %)
 <40,000 11 (17.9%) 16 (28.2%)
 >40,000 50 (82.1%) 41 (71.8%)
Marital status ( n , %)
 Married 34 (55.7%) 39 (68.4%)
 Separated/ divorced 15 (24.6%) 11 (19.3%)
 Widowed 7 (11.5%) 4 (7%)
 Single 3 (4.9%) 2 (3.5%)
 Partnered/ significant other 2 (3.3%) 1 (1.8%)
Attendance over 8-week intervention (mean, %) 19.2 (80.82%) 19.4 (81.29%)