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. 2022 Dec 23;3:1060685. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2022.1060685

Table 2.

Represents comparison of general physiological parameters between medical yoga therapy and standard care therapy groups at 3 time points (baseline, at 4 weeks and at 8 weeks of intervention in chronic low back pain patients.

Baseline 4 weeks 8 weeks p-value
Parameter Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Baseline vs. 4 wks Baseline vs. 8 wks
Weight (Kg)
 MYT 68.86 ± 8.3 64.06 ± 7.3 65.13 ± 8.55 0.001# 0.001
 SCT 69.76 ± 5.5 71.6 ± 3.8 70.87 ± 5.96 0.091 0.107
 PValue (bet) 0.082 <0.0001* <0.0001*
Height (cm)
 MYT 158.5 ± 5.5
 SCT 159.5 ± 7.3
p-value (bet) 0.974
Body mass index (BMI)
 MYT 30.44 ± 4.97 28.43 ± 3.86 28.12 ± 3.09 <0.0001 <0.001
 SCT 30.65 ± 2.9 31.21 ± 4.84 31.04 ± 5.03 0.098 0.10
p-value (bet) 0.113 <0.0001* < 0.0001*
Medication intake/week
 MYT 5.5 ± 1.98 1.65 ± 0.85 2.08 ± 1.01 0.001# 0.001
 SCT 6.08 ± 1.87 5.98 ± 2.01 4.97 ± 2.98 0.096 0.071
p-value (bet) 0.092 <0.0001* <0.0001*
Systolic BP (mm Hg)
 MYT 128.5 ± 5.8 123.4 ± 4.98 123.7 ± 6.1 <0.0001 <0.0001
 SCT 126.6 ± 4.6 127.7 ± 6.6 126.6 ± 5.8 0.098 0.143
p-value (bet) 0.0517 0.0002* 0.0039*
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
 MYT 82.1 ± 4.1 76.5 ± 3.54 77.9 ± 4.9 <0.0001 <0.0001
 SCT 84.6 ± 5.3 83.43 ± 6.7 82.43 ± 2.7 0.085 0.078
p-value (bet) 0.713 < 0.0001* < 0.0001*
Heart Rate (beats/min)
 MYT 89.5 ± 10.5 73.65 ± 3.89 75.39 ± 4.37 <0.0001# <0.0001
 SCT 88.73 ± 9.1 86.48 ± 5.83 87.5 ± 5.3
p-value (bet) 0.3271 < 0.0001* < 0.0001*

* indicates comparison between parameters between Medical Yoga Therapy and Standard Care Therapy.

∞ indicates comparison between baseline and 8 weeks of Medical Yoga Therapy.

# indicates comparison between baseline and 4 weeks of Medical Yoga Therapy.