Table 2.

Respiratory, cytokine and quality of life parameters at admission in both groups

Characteristic	Physiotherapy (n = 42)	Yoga therapy (n = 38)	p value
Pulmonary function tests:
VT (ltrs)	0.37 ± 0.12	0.41 ± 0.2	0.24
FVC	35.3 ± 9.10	38.1 ± 8.90	0.16
FEV1	35.8 ± 10.63	38.7 ± 8.20	0.16
PEF	33.9 ± 9.80	34.4 ± 8.45	0.82
FEV1/FVC	106.5 ± 17.20	107.1 ± 12.20	0.85
Respiratory muscle endurance: MVV (ltrs)	25.6 ± 8.5	27.1 ± 7.22	0.40
Chest wall expansion (cm):
Axillary cirtometry	3.0 ± 0.32	2.9 ± 0.39	0.15
Thoracic cirtometry	3.8 ± 0.28	3.7 ± 0.41	0.14
Respiratory muscle strength: Diaphragm motion at normal breathing (mm)
Right	15.4 ± 4.14	15.4 ± 4.81	0.99
Left	20.5 ± 5.89	21.0 ± 6.55	0.73
Diaphragm motion at deep breathing (mm)
Right	21.7 ± 6.15	21.9 ± 5.53	0.86
Left	27.3 ± 6.20	30.1 ± 9.7	0.12
Diaphragm thickness at normal breathing (mm)
Right	1.77 ± 0.52	1.82 ± 0.45	0.65
Left	1.62 ± 0.44	1.62 ± 0.39	0.94
Diaphragm thickness at deep breathing (mm)
Right	2.08 ± 0.6	2.1 ± 0.56	0.88
Left	1.93 ± 0.64	1.98 ± 0.62	0.69
Cytokines
IL-2	633.0 ± 1360.98	670.5 ± 1209.8	0.48
IL-4	1065.8 ± 5670.7	315.8 ± 351.20	0.41
IL-8	673.5 ± 1295.10	1833.2 ± 4317.73	0.12
IL-10	100.91 ± 112.88	99.2 ± 103.78	0.93
IL-12	501.4 ± 814.36	360.3 ± 659.56	0.73
TNF-α	201.3 ± 433.04	300.4 ± 589.90	0.54
IFN-γ	288.9 ± 396.27	323.8 ± 432.43	0.60
WHO QoL:
Physical	55.6 ± 10.72	49.4 ± 16.91	0.05
Psychological	64.3 ± 13.57	61.9 ± 17.65	0.51
Social relations	60.2 ± 14.67	60.8 ± 20.96	0.88
Environmental	51.0 ± 13.80	51.1 ± 15.70	0.98

^*VT Tidal Volume, FVC Forced Vital Capacity, FEV1 Forced Expiratory Volume in one Second, PEF Peak Expiratory Force, MVV Maximum voluntary ventilation, IL Interleukin, TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor-a, IFN-γ Interferon-γ, WHO QoL World Health Organization Quality of Life