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Table 5 Summary of the changes in waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, HDL-C, resting heart rate, IPAQ activity and sitting indices, and average daily calories intake at Mid and Post when compared to Pre in Control and Yoga groups

From: Effects of 1-year yoga on cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged and older adults with metabolic syndrome: a randomized trial

 

Mid compared to Pre

    

Post compared to Pre

    
 

Control group

Yoga group

P-value (PP)

Effect size (PP)

P-value (ITT)

Effect size (PP)

Control group

Yoga group

P-value (PP)

Effect size (PP)

P-value (ITT)

Effect size (ITT)

Change in waist circumference (cm)

-1.78 ± 5.54

-2.09 ± 5.11

0.693

0.152

0.364

0.152

+0.37 ± 9.50

-3.07 ± 6.12

0.005*

0.444

0.022*

0.326

Change in systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

-1.27 ± 13.49

-5.90 ± 13.73

0.023*

0.230

0..08

0.241

-2.63 ± 16.82

-6.50 ± 14.36

0.100

0.235

0.145

0.208

Change in diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

-1.76 ± 12.67

-3.82 ± 9.30

0.218

0.290

0.765

0.261

-1.60 ± 9.91

-3.58 ± 10.51

0.193

0.180

0.242

0.172

Change in fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)

-0.10 ± 0.72

-0.16 ± 0.57

0.551

0.066

0.724

0.057

-0.14 ± 0.98

-0.09 ± 0.61

0.659

0.065

0.515

0.097

Change in fasting plasma triglycerides (mmol/L)

-0.08 ± 1.40

-0.02 ± 0.83

0.744

0.045

0.744

0.044

-0.28 ± 1.47

-0.21 ± 0.78

0.703

0.046

0.692

0.059

Change in fasting plasma HDL-C (mmol/L)

+0.02 ± 0.22

+0.01 ± 0.16

0.532

0.085

0.537

0.090

+0.06 ± 0.30

+0.03± 0.15

0.338

0.128

0.495

0.094

Change in resting heart rate (beat/min)

+0.44 ± 10.31

-0.57 ± 8.00

0.466

0.006

0.648

0.274

-0.02 ± 10.09

-3.52 ± 6.72

0.006*

0.057

0.698

0.218

Change in IPAQ activity (MET-minutes/week)

-566.18 ± 5037.04

+98.71 ± 2203.14

0.264

0.252

0.476

0.127

+358.13 ±3598.22

+457.72 ± 2840.62

0.838

0.325

0.152

0.240

Change in IPAQ sitting (minutes/week)

-284.64 ± 1318.65

-255.51 ± 1002.39

0.869

0.010

0.845

0.029

-347.86 ± 1560.47

-199.76 ± 1192.26

0.479

0.318

0.126

0.251

SF-12-PCS

+0.61 ± 8.41

+3.41 ± 8.00

0.237

0.200

0.234

0.191

+1.72 ± 8.11

+3.41 ± 8.82

0.032*

0.341

0.044*

0.295

SF-12-MCS

-1.67 ± 8.21

-0.49 ± 7.91

0.338

0.149

0.606

0.076

-0.78 ±7.41

-0.29 ± 7.42

0.685

0.068

0.504

0.063

CES-D

+0.45 ± 6.75

-0.93 ± 6.17

0.182

0.214

0.385

0.129

-1.46 ± 7.73

-0.75 ± 6.88

0.555

0.098

0.511

0.102

Change in average daily calories intake (kcal)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

-126.45 ± 559.36

63.78 ± 879.94

0.244

0.246

0.244

0.246

  1. *Significant difference existed in the changes between Yoga and Control groups. PP; per protocol analysis, ITT; intention-to-treat analysis.