. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 May;11(5):e005598. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.117.005598

Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics

Characteristics	Yoga Group	Exercise Group	Athletes
n	27	34	14
Age, years	51 ± 6	53 ± 5	52 ± 4
Men	13	16	11
Women	14	18	3
Height, cm	169.5 ± 9.5	169.5 ± 10	174.8 ± 8.2
Weight, kg	75.6 ± 14.9	75 ± 14	76 ± 10.4
BMI, kg/m²	26.1 ± 3.5	25.9 ± 3	24.7 ± 2.3
Body Fat, %	32.9 ± 7.2^*	32.2 ± 7^*	27 ± 4
Lean Body Mass, kg	51 ± 11	51 ± 11	55 ± 9.9
SBP, mmHg	123 ± 8	119 ± 7^*	127 ± 9
DBP, mmHg	74 ± 6	72 ± 5	72 ± 6
MAP, mmHg	90 ± 6	87 ± 5	90 ± 6
Pulse Pressure, mmHg	49 ± 5	48 ± 6	54 ± 7
PACs/24 hours	14 ± 13	30 ± 46	66 ± 127
VO₂ Max, mL/kg/min	30 ± 4.9^*	29 ± 4.7^*	50 ± 4.5

P value < 0.05 vs. Athletes

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Body composition measures derived by Hydrostatic testing