Table 4 |
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Gender wise comparisons of respiratory and cardiac parameters of yoga and non yoga group. |
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Women |
Men |
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Yoga (n = 24) |
Non Yoga (n = 15) |
Yoga (n = 31) |
Non Yoga (n = 34) |
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VE [l/min] |
5.5 ± 1.2 |
6.1 ± 1.1 |
6.1 ± 1.0** |
7.2 ± 1.3 |
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BF [1/min] |
14.8 ± 3.7** |
17.7 ± 2.1 |
12.6 ± 3.5** |
15.0 ± 3.2 |
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VO2 [ml/min] |
155.4 ± 27.6** |
185.4 ± 32.7 |
192.4 ± 28.2** |
212.9 ± 33.6 |
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VCO2 [ml/min] |
142.2 ± 26.2* |
160.3 ± 26.6 |
169.7 ± 27.7** |
194.0 ± 31.7 |
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RQ |
0.91± 0.07* |
0.87 ± 0.06 |
0.88 ± 0.05* |
0.91 ± 0.06 |
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HR [beats/min] |
69.6 ± 9.0 |
72.1 ± 5.8 |
64.2 ± 9.7 |
64.7 ± 11.2 |
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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) |
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Chaya et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2006 6:28 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-6-28 |
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