Table 1

Age and anthropometric characteristics of men and women belonging to yoga and non yoga groups.

Groups

Yoga
Non Yoga

Total
N
55
49
Group
Age (y)
34.18 ± 11.3
32.66 ± 9.77

Weight (kg)
57.78 ± 8.57
59.28 ± 8.62

Height (M)
1.61 ± 0.01
1.56 ± 0.18

BMI (kg/m2)
21.61 ± 3.36
21.47 ± 2.66

Women
N
24
15

Age (y)
32.9 ± 11.24
33.3 ± 9.53

Weight (kg)
55.9 ± 8.2
55.3 ± 9.3

Height (M)
1.58 ± 0.07
1.50 ± 0.16

BMI (kg/m2)
22.2 ± 3.8
22.0 ± 2.8

Men
N
31
34

Age (y)
35.5 ± 11.4
32.0 ± 10.0

Weight (kg)
59.8 ± 9.0
63.3 ± 8.0

Height (M)
1.65 ± 0.13
1.62 ± 0.21

BMI (kg/m2)
21.02 ± 3.0
20.9 ± 2.5

Values are mean ± 1 SD.

No significant difference between groups

Chaya et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2006 6:28   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-6-28