Table 3.
Characteristics of the participants included in the reviewed studies.
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| Armstrong et al [14] | Adult women | 30 | 15 | 15 | 55.07 (9.69) | 54 (10) | 55 (9) | 30 (100) | 0 (0) | 15 (100) | 0 (0) | 15 (100) | 0 (0) | ||
| Awdish et al [15] | Women with pulmonary hypertension and additional chronic health conditions | 3 | 3 | N/Aa | 48, 32, and 24 | 48, 32, and 24 | N/A | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | N/A | N/A | ||
| Donesky et al [16] | Adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure | 15 | 7 | 8 | 71 (8.5) | 73 (14.3) | 70.5 (2.7) | 10 (66) | 5 (33) | 4 (57) | 3 (43) | 6 (75) | 2 (25) | ||
| Gunda et al [17] | Adults with neurocardiogenic syncope | 44 | 21 | 23 | 21 (3) | 21 (3) | 22 (3) | 41 (93) | 3 (7) | 20 (95) | 1 (5) | 21 (91) | 2 (9) | ||
| Huberty et al [18] | Adults with myeloproliferative neoplasm | 48 | 27 | 21 | 56.9 (10.3) | 58.3 (9.3) | 55.0 (11.4) | 45 (94) | 38 (6) | 25 (93) | 2 (7) | 20 (95) | 1 (5) | ||
| Huberty et al [23] | Women who have experienced stillbirth | 90 | 30 (YLDb) and 30 (YMDc) | 30 | NSd | NS | NS | 90 (100) | 0 (0) | 30 (100; YLD) and 30 (100; YMD) | 0 (0) | 30 (100) | 0 (0) | ||
| Jasti et al [24] | General adult public | 95 | 95 | N/A | 40.39 (13.33) | 40.39 (13.33) | N/A | 69 (73) | 26 (27) | 69 (73) | 26 (27) | N/A | N/A | ||
| Kyeongra et al [19] | Sedentary adults who are overweight | 14 | 7 | 7 | 58.6 (5.4) | 58.7 (4.1) | 58.4 (6.8) | 12 (86) | 2 (14) | 6 (86) | 1 (14) | 6 (86) | 1 (14) | ||
| Mullur et al [20] | Veterans with CKDe and diabetes | 10 | 5 | 5 | 64.4 (NS) | 60 (10.34) | 68.8 (5.97) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | ||
| Sakuma et al [21] | Female childcare workers | 98 | 67 | 31 | 33.6 (NS) | 32.6 (11.5) | 35.8 (13.0) | 98 (100) | 0 (0) | 67 (100) | 0 (0) | 31 (100) | 0 (0) | ||
| Schuver et al [22] | Women with a history or diagnosis of depression | 40 | 20 | 20 | 42.68 (4.95) | 45.55 (12.30) | 39.8 (11.23) | 40 (100) | 0 (0) | 20 (100) | 0 (0) | 20 (100) | 0 (0) | ||
| Stan et al [13] | Women with early-stage breast cancer and cancer-related fatigue | 34 | 18 | 16 | 62.1 (8.1) | 61.4 (7.0) | 63.0 (9.3) | 34 (100) | 0 (0) | 18 (100) | 0 (0) | 16 (100) | 0 (0) | ||
aN/A: not applicable.
bYLD: yoga low dose (60 min/week).
cYMD: yoga moderate dose (150 min/week).
dNS: not specified.
eCKD: chronic kidney disease.