Parameter

Yoga group

Control group

 P values*

 

Baseline

After

1 years

Change at 1 year

% Change

P (before   VS after)

Baseline

After 1 year

Change at

 1 year

% change

P
(before vs after)

Change at 1 year

NYHA functional class

2.62±0.67

1.43±0.6

-119±51

-46±15%

<0.0001

2.33±0.53

2.86±0.75

0.52±0.75

29±37%

0.004

.0001

Anginal

6.71 ± 2.95

2.14±2.65

-4.57±2.36

-73.2±2.27%

<0.0001

4.10±2.14

5.38±2.29

1.29±2.15

47±67%

0.01

.0001

Episodes/wk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weight

72.1±12.5

66.5±8.3

-5.62±7.2

-6.8±8.2%

0.0019

72.81± 9.84

72.4±9.65

-0.38±3.35

0±5%

0.61

0.0005

Total Cholesterol

257±43.6

203±33.9

-54.14±36

-20.2±6.12%

<0.0001

236.86±40

236±35.1

-1.29±17.5

0±8%

0.74

.0001

LDL Cholesterol

156±32.7

118±29.8

-38.1±33

-23.2±17%

0.00004

145±30.5

142±27.17

-3.29±16.83

-2±12%

0.38

0.0002

HDL Cholesterol

40.81±6.25

41.29±4.47

0.48±5.6

2.8±14.9%

0.70

38.81±4.34

39.8±5.99

0.95±4.41

3±12%

0.33

0.76

Triglycerides

193±53.1

148±49.9

-45.7±66

-20.1±26%

0.005

169±47.13

174±51.06

4.76±27.33

3±17%

0.43

0.003

LDL/HDL ratio

3.84 ±0.89

2.81±0.66

-1.03±0.99

-24.3±22%

0.0001

3.78±0.87

3.66±1

-0.11±0.53

4±13%

0.33

0.0008

Exercise Duration

3.49±147

413±132

63.8±73.7

28.0±44.7%

0.0008

430±119.29

374±150.86

-56.67±117

-17±23%

0.055

0.0007

Double Product Achieved(*10)

23.62±2.66

23.79±2.75

0.17±2.08

1.0±8.5

0.71

24.13±2.41

236±2.79

-57±148

-3±5%

0.12

0.14

ST segment Depression during exercise test

2.62±0.62

1.80±0.82

0.82±0.59

-32.0±25%

0.0001

2.23±0.53

2.67±0.56

044±0.62

27±49%

0.008

.0001

Mean lesion Severity

62.4±14.5

60.9±16

-1.5±9.7

-1.5±17%

0.23

59.7±17.7

68.4±16

8.7±12.9

26.5±80%

<0001

<0.0001

 

* Yoga vs control group

anginal episodes per week (6.7±3 vs 41±2.1) On treadmill testing also. These patients could exercise for shorter duration (349±147 vs 430±119 seconds P=0.056) and had more ST segment depression (2.6±0.6 vs 2.2±0.05 mm P=0.04)

The compliance score varied from 50 to 95% (mean 79.5±14.5%) Sixty seven percent patients had a compliance score of 80% ore more. The results on various outcome variables are summarized in Table II.