Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Intervention group 1 | Intervention group 2 | Group 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yoga class group | Yoga at home group | Control group | |
n = 28 | n = 28 | n = 27 | |
Mean (SD)a | Mean (SD)a | Mean (SD)a | |
Age (years) | 66.2 (7.7) | 64.0 (10.3) | 60.8 (11.0) |
Female, number (%) | 19 (67.9) | 20 (71.4) | 16 (59.3) |
Metabolic syndrome, number (%) | 19 (67.9) | 13 (48.1) | 17 (63.0) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.7 (7.0) | 28.5 (7.3) | 28.8 (4.0) |
Waist circumference, (cm) | 100.4 (14.5) | 97.0 (15.2) | 100.9 (9.9) |
Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.2 (1.0) | 5.4 (1.1) | 5.3 (1.2) |
LDL (mmol/L) | 3.3 (0.9) | 3.5 (1.0) | 3.4 (1.1) |
HDL (mmol/L) | 1.3 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.4) |
TGs (mmol/L) | 1.3 (1.0) | 1.2 (0.8) | 1.5 (1.2) |
FP-glucose (mmol/L) | 5.5 (0.8) | 5.4 (1.6) | 5.9 (2.3) |
HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 40.9 (10.5) | 40.0 (8.5) | 39.6 (10.1) |
hs-CRP (mg/L) | 5.0 (3.6) | 2.9 (2.2) | 3.6 (3.6) |
IL-6 (pg/mL) | 5.4 (3.3) | 6.6 (5.1) | 5.2 (3.6) |
SBP (mmHg) | 143.8 (14.9) | 143.6 (14.2) | 144.3 (14.5) |
DBP (mmHg) | 89.0 (7.6) | 88.4 (6.2) | 89.8 (7.3) |