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Table 1 Subject demographics and activity levels

From: Long-term Ashtanga yoga practice decreases medial temporal and brainstem glucose metabolism in relation to years of experience

 

Yoga subjects

Control subjects

p value

Gender (F/M)

8/2

13/2

0.66

Age (years)

36.8 ± 7.0

34.6 ± 9.7

0.55

Education (years)

15.6 ± 2.1

15.7 ± 1.4

0.85

Activity level (h/week)

5.5 ± 1.1

4.9 ± 3.2

0.58

Regular yoga practice (years)

4.8 ± 2.3

–

–

Glycemia (mmol/L)

4.9 ± 0.3

4.8 ± 0.4

0.93

BMI (kg/m2)

21.2 ± 1.6

24.8 ± 3.6

0.003*

  1. Data is expressed as mean ± standard deviation, BMI body-mass index, F female, M male. *indicates significant difference
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