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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

From: Adverse effects of yoga: a national cross-sectional survey

Age (in years), mean ± standard deviation

47.24 ± 10.79

Gender: female, n (%)

1498 (88.9%)

Marital status: married / in a relationship, n (%)

1193 (70.1%)

Education, n (%)

 No qualification

3 (0.2%)

 Secondary modern school (“Hauptschule”)

50 (2.9%)

 High School (“Realschule”)

359 (21.1%)

 A-Level diploma (“Abitur”)

369 (21.7%)

 University degree

877 (51.5%)

 Other

44 (2.6%)

Employment, n (%)

 Full time

710 (41.7%)

 Part time

534 (31.4%)

 House keeper

60 (3.5%)

 Unemployed

15 (0.9%)

 Retired

126 (7.4%)

 Student

41 (2.4%)

 Other

183 (10.8%)

Chronic illness

561 (33.0%)

Number of chronic illnesses (in the subsample of participants with chronic illnesses), mean ± standard deviation

1.64 ± 0.95