Table 2. Baseline descriptive characteristicsof YE and CON Groups. Data are means (±SE).
Variable YE (n=16) CON (n=18)
Age (years) 45.7 (1.0) 43.2 (1.0)
Height (m) 1.63 (.01) 1.61 (.01)
Weight (kg) 69.7 (3.3) 70.0 (2.2)
BMI (kg/m2) 26.0 (1.0) 27.0 (1.0)
Tibia length (mm) 364(6) 366(4)
BPAQ 22.7 (6.5) 25.7 (5.7)
Calcium Intake (mg/day) 1025(137) 1162(176)
Total CIa Kcal 1732(108) 2184(163) *
Kcal/kg 26.5 (2.5) 31.2 (2.6)
Protein a Total g 71.6 (6.0) 88.3 (8.4)
g/kg 1.1 (.1) 1.2 (.1)
CHO (g) a 207.4 (16.1) 272.8 (25.8) *
Fat (g) a 71.0 (5.6) 84.9 (7.5)
Vitamin D (µg) a 4.4 (2.1) 5.9 (1.6)
Magnesium (mg) a 211.1 (31.7) 326.3 (43.8)
YE: Yoga Exercise, CON: Control, BPAQ: Bone-Specific Physical Activity Questionnaire Total Score, Total CI: Total Caloric Intake, CHO: Carbohydrate.
a YE n=15, CON n=17
* p < 0.05 significant group effect