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