Table 1 Characteristics of the health survey for England sample by yoga practice status from1997 to 2008

Age (yr), mean (95% CI)

46.7

46.5

0.935

(45.5, 47.9)

(46.5, 46.8)

Female (%)

88.4

54.8

<0.001

White (%)

83.3

80.7

0.065

Non-manual social class (%)

76.3

50.5

<0.001

Tertiary degree or higher (%)

32.8

14.9

<0.001

Having physician diagnosed

  Diabetes (%)

2.3

5.4

0.001

  Hypertension (%)

14.3

17.9

0.016

  Cardiovascular disease (stroke, IHD, angina; %)

2.6

6.4

0.019

Obese (BMI > 30 kg/m²; %)

8.8

18.4

<0.001

Self-rated health (fair/bad/very bad; %)

16.4

26.7

<0.001

Depression (%)

14.2

14.9

0.352

Active at work (%)

15.4

26.0

<0.001

Total non-occupational PA (min/week), median (IQR)

300 (416)

147 (343)

<0.001

Moderate-to-vigorous non-occupational PA (min/week), median (IQR)

185 (355)

98 (287)

<0.001

Vigorous non-occupational PA (min/week), median (IQR)

0 (75)

0 (15)

<0.001