Table 1 Age and anthropometric characteristics of men and women belonging to yoga and non yoga groups.
From: The effect of long term combined yoga practice on the basal metabolic rate of healthy adults
Groups | Â | Yoga | Non Yoga |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | N | 55 | 49 |
Group | Age (y) | 34.18 ± 11.3 | 32.66 ± 9.77 |
|  | Weight (kg) | 57.78 ± 8.57 | 59.28 ± 8.62 |
|  | Height (M) | 1.61 ± 0.01 | 1.56 ± 0.18 |
|  | BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 21.61 ± 3.36 | 21.47 ± 2.66 |
Women | N | 24 | 15 |
|  | Age (y) | 32.9 ± 11.24 | 33.3 ± 9.53 |
|  | Weight (kg) | 55.9 ± 8.2 | 55.3 ± 9.3 |
|  | Height (M) | 1.58 ± 0.07 | 1.50 ± 0.16 |
|  | BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 22.2 ± 3.8 | 22.0 ± 2.8 |
Men | N | 31 | 34 |
|  | Age (y) | 35.5 ± 11.4 | 32.0 ± 10.0 |
|  | Weight (kg) | 59.8 ± 9.0 | 63.3 ± 8.0 |
|  | Height (M) | 1.65 ± 0.13 | 1.62 ± 0.21 |
|  | BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 21.02 ± 3.0 | 20.9 ± 2.5 |