Table 1.

Characteristics of the study participants (n = 66).

Participants	Yoga (n = 31)	Control (n = 35)
Gender—50 Females (75%)
Males	6 (61.83 ± 9.1 years)	10 (60.13 ± 8.6 years)
Females	25 (59.8 ± 8.2 years)	25 (59.4 ± 9.4 years)
Duration of pain, in years; mean (SD)	2–16 years; 11.52 (4.01)	2–14 years; 12.31 (5.36)
BMI (mean; SD)	28.15 (5.80)	30.02 (4.15)
Education: n (%)
(<6 years)	22 (71%)	19 (54%)
(>6 and 12 years)	7 (22%)	12 (34%)
(>12 years)	2 (7%)	4 (11%)
Occupation: n (%)
Housewife	18 (58%)	24 (69%)
Govt. Employee	2 (5%)	1 (3%)
Private Employee	7 (20%)	8 (23%)
Retired	5 (17)	2 (5%)