Table 1 Participants’ characteristics
From: Health status of aged women with or without the experience of practicing yoga
Demographics | Yoga group (n = 32) | Non-yoga group (n = 32) | Test (t or χ2), p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) †| 56.00 (8.68) [range:45–75] | 56.28 (8.54) [range:45–74] | 0.131, 0.896 |
Education, n (%) # | Â | Â | 3.135, 0.824 |
 Primary level or below | 0 | 2 (6.2) |  |
 Secondary level | 17 (53.1) | 12 (37.5) |  |
 Tertiary level | 15 (46.9) | 18 (56.3) |  |
Living status, n (%) # | Â | Â | 4.010, 0.104 |
 Living alone | 6 (18.8) | 1 (3.1) |  |
 Living with family | 26 (81.3) | 31 (96.9) |  |
Employment, n (%) # | Â | Â | 3.590, 0.309 |
 Full time | 13 (40.6) | 18 (56.3) |  |
 Part time | 5 (15.6) | 7 (21.9) |  |
 Housewife | 3 (9.4) | 2 (6.3) |  |
 Retired | 11 (34.4) | 5 (15.6) |  |
Marital status, n (%) # | Â | Â | 3.221, 0.359 |
 Single | 13 (40.6) | 7 (21.9) |  |
 Married | 17 (53.1) | 21 (65.6) |  |
 Divorced | 1 (3.1) | 3 (9.4) |  |
 Widowed | 1 (3.1) | 1 (3.1) |  |
Past medical history, n (%) # | Â | Â | 0.563, 0.453 |
 Good past health | 18 (56.3) | 15 (46.9) |  |
 Medical history | 14 (43.8) | 17 (53.1) |  |
  Hypertension | 4 | 8 |  |
  Hyperlipidemia | 6 | 7 |  |
  Diabetics | 2 | 1 |  |
  Thyroid disease | 1 |  |  |
  Cardiovascular disease | 1 | 1 |  |
IPAQ level, n (%) # | Â | Â | 0.110, 1.00 |
 High | 6 (18.7) | 5 (15.6) |  |
 Moderate | 26 (81.3) | 27 (84.4) |  |
 Low | 0 | 0 |  |