Table 2.
Classification of diseases according to the International Classification of Diseases 10th edition (ICD-10) [17] of the yoga-experienced group and yoga-naïve group.
| S. No. | Description of the disease | Disease codes | Yoga-experienced (n=150) | Yoga-naïve (n=269) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disease of blood and blood forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism; n (%) | D50-D89 | 1 (0.7) | 3 (1.1) |
| 2 | Endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases; n (%) | E00-E89 | 16 (10.7) | 28 (10.4) |
| 3 | Mental, behaviour and neurodevelopmental disorder; n (%) | F01-F99 | 4 (2.7) | 3 (1.1) |
| 4 | Disease of the nervous system; n (%) | G00-G99 | 14 (9.3) | 19 (7.1) |
| 5 | Disease of the eye and adnexa; n (%) | H00-H59 | 5 (3.3) | 4 (1.5) |
| 6 | Disease of the ear and mastoid process; n (%) | H60-H95 | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.4) |
| 7 | Disease of the circulatory system; n (%) | I00-I99 | 5 (3.3) | 12 (4.5) |
| 8 | Disease of the respiratory system; n (%) | J00-J99 | 7 (4.7) | 12 (4.5) |
| 9 | Disease of the digestive system; n (%) | K00-K95 | 25 (16.7) | 33 (12.3) |
| 10 | Disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | L00-L99 | 10 (6.7) | 19 (7.1) |
| 11 | Disease of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue; n (%) | M00-M99 | 34 (22.8) | 77 (28.6) |
| 12 | Disease of the genitourinary system; n (%) | N00-N99 | 14 (9.4) | 28 (10.4) |
| 13 | Symptoms, signs abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified; n (%) | R00-R99 | 12 (8.1) | 24 (8.9) |
| 14 | Injury, poisoning and certain others; n (%) | S00-T88 | 1 (0.7) | 6 (2.2) |
The chi-squared (χ2) test showed no significant difference (p>0.05) between the numbers in the yoga-experienced group and the yoga-naïve group in different disease categories.