Table 2.
Level of mental wellbeing with frequency of practicing yoga and meditation
| Frequency of practice | Total number (Percentage)* | Level of mental wellbeing | Statistical remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (%) | At risk of psychological distress (%) | At risk of depression (%) | |||
| Yoga (n=525) | Chi-square=16.767, | ||||
| Daily | 192 (36.6) | 121 (63.0) | 62 (32.3) | 9 (4.7) | Df=6, P=0.010 |
| A few times a week | 212 (40.4) | 121 (57.1) | 75 (35.4) | 16 (7.5) | |
| Once a week | 71 (13.5) | 40 (56.3) | 19 (26.8) | 12 (16.9) | |
| Less than that | 50 (9.5) | 27 (54.0) | 14 (28.0) | 9 (18.0) | |
| Meditation (n=426) | Chi-square=12.623, | ||||
| Daily | 144 (33.8) | 105 (72.9) | 30 (20.8) | 9 (6.3) | Df=6, P=0.048 |
| A few times a week | 141 (33.1) | 95 (67.4) | 32 (22.7) | 14 (9.9) | |
| Once a week | 111 (26.1) | 65 (58.6) | 30 (27.0) | 16 (14.4) | |
| Less than that | 30 (7.0) | 14 (46.7) | 10 (33.3) | 6 (20.0) | |
*The percentages mentioned in italics are column percentages.