Table 1 Demographic and lifestyle characteristics of young adult participants
Survey Samplea | Interview Sampleb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non- Practitionersc (n = 1523) | Yoga Practitionersc (n = 297) | Yoga Practitionersc (n = 46) | |||
Mean/% (CI) | Mean/% (CI) | p-valued | Mean/% (CI) | p-valuee | |
Demographic Characteristicsf | |||||
Age, yrs | 31.1 (31.0–31.2) | 30.8 (30.7–31.0) | .01 | 30.6 (20.1–31.1) | .16 |
Gender, % female | 52.2 (49.7–54.8) | 79.8 (74.8–84.0) | <.001 | 73.9 (59.2–84.7) | .28 |
Educational Attainment, % bachelor degree | 49.3 (46.8–51.9) | 69.9 (64.5–74.9) | <.001 | 76.1 (61.5–86.4) | .32 |
Ethnicity/race, % non-white | 32.7 (30.3–35.1) | 26.3 (21.6–31.6) | .03 | 17.4 (8.9–31.3) | .14 |
Weight status, % overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) | 62.2 (59.7–64.7) | 44.4 (38.6–50.3) | <.001 | 51.1 (36.6–65.4) | .32 |
Lifestyle Characteristicsa | |||||
Fruit and Vegetables, servings/day [IQR = 2.8–6.8; n = 1592] | 5.1 (4.9–5.3) | 6.4 (5.9–6.8) | <.001 | 6.1 (5.1–7.1) | .30 |
Fast Food Frequency, % | <.001 | ||||
Never | 37.5 (35.1–40.0) | 55.2 (49.5–60.8) | 52.2 (37.8–66.3) | .78 | |
1–2 times/week | 44.7 (42.2–47.2) | 40.1 (34.6–45.8) | 41.3 (27.9–56.1) | ||
3+ times/week | 17.8 (16.0–19.8) | 4.7 (2.8–7.8) | 6.5 (2.1–18.6) | ||
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, servings/day [IQR = 0–0.6; n = 1591] | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 0.3 (0.2–0.3) | <.001 | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) | .01 |
Snack Foods, servings/day [IQR = 0.6–1.6; n = 1592] | 1.3 (1.2–1.3) | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) | .10 | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) | .06 |
MVPA, hours/week [IQR = 1.3–6.6; n = 1820] | 4.1 (3.9–4.3) | 5.4 (4.9–5.8) | <.001 | 6.8 (5.8–7.9) | .003 |