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Table 3 Gender wise comparison of BMR of yoga and non yoga groups along with their predicted values.

From: The effect of long term combined yoga practice on the basal metabolic rate of healthy adults

 

Women

Men

 

Yoga (n = 24)

Non Yoga (n = 15)

Yoga (n = 31)

Non Yoga (n = 34)

BMR (Kcal/d)

1061.0 ± 201.9‡,**

1275.1 ± 226.2

1303.3 ± 210.9‡,**

1484.3 ± 237.2

BMR ¶

19.1 ± 3.5‡,**

23.5 ± 5.2

21.8 ± 3.3‡,*

23.7 ± 4.4

Predicted BMR (Kcal/d)

1249.7 ± 98.5

1244.9 ± 82.1

1495.5 ± 131.5

1501.7 ± 98.7

  1. Mean ± 1 SD
  2. ** P < 0.001, yoga group compared with non yoga group
  3. * P < 0.05, yoga group compared with non yoga group
  4. ‡ P < 0.001, BMR of subjects in each group compared with their predicted values
  5. ¶ Adjusted for body weight
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

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