Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Pranayama | Control | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (n) | 0.71 | ||
| Male | 7 | 8 | |
| Female | 8 | 7 | |
| Age—years (mean ± SD) | 24 ± 4.47 | 26.2 ± 4.05 | 0.16 |
| Education—years (n) | 0.23 | ||
| 9–11 years | 4 | 5 | |
| 12–16 years | 10 | 6 | |
| 17 or more years | 1 | 4 | |
| Household income (n) | 0.90 | ||
| <2 minimum wage | 6 | 5 | |
| 2–5 min. wage | 4 | 3 | |
| 6–10 min. wage | 3 | 4 | |
| 11 or more min. wage | 2 | 3 | |
| STAI State (mean ± SD) | 37.92 ± 4.09 | 38 ± 8.32 | |
| STAI Trait (mean ± SD) | 42.57 ± 6.47 | 37.80 ± 8.75 | |
| PANAS-P State (mean ± SD) | 31.50 ± 3.44 | 31.60 ± 6.14 | |
| PANAS-P Trait (mean ± SD) | 32.64 ± 5.11 | 35.40 ± 5.88 | |
| PANAS-N State (mean ± SD) | 14.79 ± 3.02 | 13.15 ± 2.51 | |
| PANAS-N Trait (mean ± SD) | 18.07 ± 3.83 | 16.67 ± 5.73 | |
STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; PANAS, Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale.