Table 4

Gender wise comparisons of respiratory and cardiac parameters of yoga and non yoga group.


Women
Men


Yoga (n = 24)
Non Yoga (n = 15)
Yoga (n = 31)
Non Yoga (n = 34)

VE [l/min]
5.5 ± 1.2
6.1 ± 1.1
6.1 ± 1.0**
7.2 ± 1.3
BF [1/min]
14.8 ± 3.7**
17.7 ± 2.1
12.6 ± 3.5**
15.0 ± 3.2
VO2 [ml/min]
155.4 ± 27.6**
185.4 ± 32.7
192.4 ± 28.2**
212.9 ± 33.6
VCO2 [ml/min]
142.2 ± 26.2*
160.3 ± 26.6
169.7 ± 27.7**
194.0 ± 31.7
RQ
0.91± 0.07*
0.87 ± 0.06
0.88 ± 0.05*
0.91 ± 0.06
HR [beats/min]
69.6 ± 9.0
72.1 ± 5.8
64.2 ± 9.7
64.7 ± 11.2

Mean ± SD

** P < 0.001, yoga group compared with non yoga group

* P < 0.05, yoga group compared with non yoga group

VE (minute ventilation rate), BF (breath flow), V02 (volume of oxygen consumed/minute)

VCO2 (volume of carbon dioxide expired/minute), RQ (respiratory quotient), HR (heart rate)

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