Yoga’s potential for promoting healthy eating and physical activity behaviors among young adults: a mixed-methods study

Table 2 Predicted prevalence or mean of dietary and physical activity behaviors comparing yoga practitioners and non-practitioners

	Non-Practitioners	Yoga Practitioners
	Mean/% (SE)	Mean/% (SE)	Δ	[95% CI]	p-value
Fruit and Vegetables, mean servings/day	5.2 (0.1)	6.2 (0.2)	1.0	[0.5, 1.5]	<.001
Fast Food Frequency, %
Never	32.8 (1.3)^a	47.2 (3.7)^b	14.4	[6.9, 22.0]	<.001
1–2 times/week	46.8 (1.5)^b	42.2 (3.7)^b	−4.6	[−12.2, 3.0]
3+ times/week	20.4 (1.3)^a	7.6 (2.2)^b	−12.9	[−17.7, −8.0]
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, mean servings/day	0.7 (0.03)	0.4 (0.1)	−0.2	[−0.4, − 0.1]	<.001
Snack Foods, mean servings/day	1.3 (0.03)	1.1 (0.1)	−0.2	[−0.3, − 0.1]	.01
Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity, h/week	4.0 (0.1)	5.9 (0.3)	1.9	[1.3, 2.5]	<.001

SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval
Models control for age, gender, race/ethnicity and education, and are weighted for non-response. Models for fruits and vegetables, sugar-sweetened beverages, and snack foods are additionally adjusted for energy intake
^abDifferent letter superscripts represent a statistically significant difference between yoga practitioners and non-practitioners for each fast food frequency level, p < .05. For example, a significantly higher proportion of yoga practitioners report never consuming fast food than do non-practitioners, while there is not significant difference between yoga practitioners and non-practitioners in reporting of fast food consumption 1–2 times per week

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