Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics

From: Preliminary indications of the effect of a brief yoga intervention on markers of inflammation and DNA methylation in chronically stressed women

 

Overall (N=26)

No.

%

Control (N=15)

No.

%

Yoga (N=11)

No.

%

 

Mean

s.d.

  

Mean

s.d.

  

Mean

s.d.

  

Age (years)

41.12

4.28

  

40.80

4.36

  

41.55

4.34

  

Waist-to-height

0.50

0.07

  

0.48

0.08

  

0.52

0.07

  

BMI

24.78

4.96

  

24.20

5.38

  

25.57

4.46

  

METS

3162.00

7987.60

  

4080.40

10 515.93

  

1909.64

1302.00

  

K10

23.69

5.22

  

24.20

5.45

  

23.00

5.06

  

WBCCa

6.29

1.59

  

6.28

1.04

  

6.32

2.19

  

hsCRPa

1.43

1.23

  

1.73

1.45

  

1.02

0.73

  

Marital status

 Single

  

4

15.4

  

2

13.3

  

2

18.2

 Common-law/married

  

17

69.2

  

10

66.7

  

8

72.7

 Separated/divorced

  

3

11.5

  

2

13.3

  

1

9.1

 Declined to answer

  

1

3.8

  

1

6.7

    

 Parous

  

16

61.5

  

7

46.7

  

8

72.7

Education level

 High school or less

  

4

15.3

  

1

6.7

  

3

27.3

 Vocational school

  

4

15.4

  

2

13.3

  

2

18.2

 University graduate

  

14

53.8

  

9

60

  

5

45.5

 Postgraduate

  

4

15.4

  

3

20

  

1

9.1

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; K10, psychological distress; METS, metabolic equivalent; WBCC, white blood cell count.
  2. aLevels are reported in untransformed units.
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