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. 2018 Dec 14;115(50):833–839. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0833

eTable 6. Distribution of the blood pressure categories in the three study groups.

Group Normal Prehypertension Hypertension grade 1 Hypertension grade 2
Yoga A
Week 1 3 1 9 12
Week 12 0 4 7 14
Week 28 0 4 16 5
Yoga B
Week 1 2 6 7 10
Week 12 1 4 15 5
Week 28 1 5 8 11
Control
Week 1 2 3 9 11
Week 12 0 4 8 13
Week 28 0 4 13 8

Numbers of patients with normal blood pressure (<120 mmHg systolic and <80 mmHg diastolic),

prehypertension (120–129 mmHg systolic and <80 mmHg diastolic),

hypertension grade 1 (130–139 mmHg systolic or 80–89 mmHg diastolic), and

hypertension grade 2 (>140 mmHg systolic or >80 mmHg diastolic) in the intervention group with yoga

postures (Yoga A), the intervention group without yoga postures (Yoga B), and the control group at weeks 1, 12, and 28