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Gender wise comparison of BMR of yoga and non yoga groups along with their predicted values. |
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Men |
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| Yoga (n = 24) |
Non Yoga (n = 15) |
Yoga (n = 31) |
Non Yoga (n = 34) |
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| BMR (Kcal/d) |
1061.0 ± 201.9‡,** |
1275.1 ± 226.2 |
1303.3 ± 210.9‡,** |
1484.3 ± 237.2 |
| BMR ¶ |
19.1 ± 3.5‡,** |
23.5 ± 5.2 |
21.8 ± 3.3‡,* |
23.7 ± 4.4 |
| Predicted BMR (Kcal/d) |
1249.7 ± 98.5 |
1244.9 ± 82.1 |
1495.5 ± 131.5 |
1501.7 ± 98.7 |
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Mean ± 1 SD ** P < 0.001, yoga group compared with non yoga group * P < 0.05, yoga group compared with non yoga group ‡ P < 0.001, BMR of subjects in each group compared with their predicted values ¶ Adjusted for body weight | ||||
Chaya et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2006 6:28 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-6-28 |
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