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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Phys Act Health. 2017 Oct 12;14(12):905–912. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2016-0608

Table 3.

Total Project EAT-IV sample (n = 1830): Associations between regular yoga practicea and changes in BMIb by weight statusc

Change in BMIb Confidence Interval p-value
Overweight at EAT-III (n=693):
 Regular Yoga Practice
  Yes −0.60 −2.32, 1.12 0.49
  No +1.37 1.00, 1.75 <.01
  Differenced −1.97 −3.73, −0.22 0.03
Non-overweight at EAT-III (n=731):
 Regular Yoga Practice
  Yes +1.36 0.91, 1.81 <.01
  No +1.53 1.28, 1.79 <.01
  Differenced −0.17 −0.62, 0.28 0.45
a

Regular yoga practice defined as ≥30 minutes/week in past year

b

Five-year change in body mass index (BMI) from EAT-III to EAT-IV

c

Participants were categorized by weight status at EAT-III: non-overweight (BMI<25) and overweight (BMI≥25). Analyses are adjusted for physical activity at EAT-III, gender, ethnicity/race, educational attainment, and household income

d

Difference is the estimated change in BMI among those regularly practicing yoga minus the estimated change in BMI among those not regularly practicing yoga