From: A yoga intervention for type 2 diabetes risk reduction: a pilot randomized controlled trial
 | Yoga | Control | Diff. (Yoga-Ctrl) | P diff. | Cohen’s d |
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(n = 20) | (n = 18) | [95% CI] | |||
Diabetes risk factors | |||||
Fasting BG (mmol/L) | 0 | −0.3 | 0.3 [−0.5 to 1.1] | 0.43 | 0.27 |
Postprandial BG (mmol/L)a | −0.6 | 0.1 | −0.7 [−2.4 to 0.9] | 0.38 | 0.37 |
BMI (kg/m2) | −0.2 | 0.6 | −0.8 [−1.6 to −0.0] | 0.05 | 0.68 |
Weight (kg) | −0.8 | 1.4 | −2.3 [−4.1 to −0.4] | 0.02 | 0.80 |
Waist (cm) | −4.2* | 0.7 | −4.9 [−7.9 to −1.9] | <0.01 | 1.11 |
Systolic (mmHg) | −5.3* | −5.4* | 0.1 [−4.8 to 5.1] | 0.95 | 0.02 |
Diastolic (mmHg) | −5.3* | −3.6* | −1.7 [−7.6 to 4.1] | 0.55 | 0.20 |
Insulin (pmol/L) | −16.7 | 4.2 | −20.9 [−52.2 to 10.4] | 0.19 | 0.46 |
Insulin resistance | −0.3 | 0.1 | −0.4 [−1.0 to 0.2] | 0.17 | 0.48 |
LDL (mmol/L) | −0.1 | 0.0 | −0.2 [−0.6 to 0.3] | 0.47 | 0.24 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.9* | −0.7* | −0.2 [−0.9 to 0.6] | 0.67 | 0.15 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | −0.1 | −0.1 | 0 [−0.6 to 0.6] | 0.95 | 0.02 |
Psychological factors b | |||||
Anxiety | −2.1* | −3.4* | 1.3 [−0.8 to 3.4] | 0.22 | 0.42 |
Depression | −2.5* | −3.2* | 0.7 [−1.7 to 3.2] | 0.55 | 0.21 |
Positive affect | 4.8* | 4.6 | 0.2 [−4.9 to 5.2] | 0.95 | 0.02 |
Negative affect | −5.0* | −8.4* | 3.4 [−2.3 to 9.0] | 0.24 | 0.41 |
Perceived stress | −5.7* | −7.9* | 2.2 [−1.3 to 5.8] | 0.21 | 0.43 |