Table 1.

Demographic and Cardio-respiratory Outcomes of Yoga and Normal Healthy Groups

Variables	Yoga group (n = 13)	Normal healthy group (n = 13)
Age (years)	23.6 ± 3.6	22.7 ± 4.1
Gender (M/F)	12/1	13/0
Body mass index (kg/m2)	20.9 ± 2.3	21.3 ± 3.3
Breath holding time (s)	84.1 ± 17.3	41.4 ± 18.4**
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	113.7± 10.1	129.7 ± 14.7**
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	70.7 ± 7.7	77.0 ± 11.0
Pulse pressure (mmHg)	43.1 ± 6.9	52.7 ± 8.5**
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)	87.7 ± 8.5	97.2± 11.6*
Heart rate (beats/mint)	80.9 ± 7.9	77.4 ± 8.5
Stoke volume (mL)	69.6 ± 14.3	79.7 ± 16.0
Cardiac output (L/mint)	5.6 ± 1.3	6.1 ± 1.0
Pulse Interval (ms)	755.6 ± 83.1	801.3 ± 86.2
Total peripheral resistant (mmHg min/L)	1.0 ± 0.3	1.1 ± 0.4

Note: All values are in mean ± standard deviation.

^*p < 0.05.

^**p < 0.01.