Table 4 Mean change of a metabolic parameter after 10 weeks of yoga intervention in participants:

From: An exploratory study on the changes in immune and metabolic parameters by 10 weeks of yoga intervention among medical students

N = 35

Changes

Z-value

Significance

Effect

size

r value

Variables

Mean diff.

SD

Two-Sided p

(Cohen’s d)

HbAIC %

-0.03

0.18

NA

0.360

-0.157

NA

HbAIC _IFCC mmol/l

-0.37

2.06

NA

0.293

-0.180

NA

FBG mmol/l

0.12

0.30

-1.646b

0.100

NA

0.278

Cholesterol mmol/l

0.04

0.37

NA

0.554

0.101

NA

TGC mmol/l

-0.05

0.31

-1.040c

0.298

NA

-0.176

HDL mmol/l

0.06

0.19

-2.806b

0.005

NA

-0.474

Non-HDL mmol/l

-0.09

0.40

NA

0.214

0.214

NA

LDL mmol/l

0.09

0.36

NA

0.147

-0.251

NA

  1. **NR not reported, N number of participants, Glycated hemoglobin HbA1C, Fasting Blood Glucose FBG, Triglycerides TGC, High-density lipoproteins HDL, Low-density lipoproteins LDL, SD standard deviation, Significant at P < 0.05.