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Table 1 Participant characteristics at baseline, mean standard deviation or n (%)

From: Effects of six months of Yoga on inflammatory serum markers prognostic of recurrence risk in breast cancer survivors

Baseline characteristic

All (N = 94)

YE (n = 31)

CE (n = 31)

C (n = 32)

p

Age

56.2 (7.9)

56.7 (9.6)

57.6 (6.6)

54.4 (7.0)

.266

Co-Morbidity

2.3 (1.7)

2.1 (1.7)

2.1 (1.5)

2.7 (1.8)

.323

BMI

28.8 (6.7)

29.1 (6.7)

29.1 (6.2)

28.1 (7.3)

.810

VO2max

19.8 (5.1)

20.2 (5.6)

19.2 (4.9)

19.9 (5.0)

.737

Lymphedema

 Yes

19 (20%)

5 (16%)

6 (19%)

8 (25%)

 

 No

72 (77%)

25 (81%)

25 (81%)

22 (69%)

 

 Missing

3 (37%)

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

2 (6%)

 

Ethnicity

 Hispanic

30 (32%)

10 (32%)

7 (23%)

13 (41%)

 

 Non-Hispanic

63 (67%)

21 (68%)

24 (77%)

18 (56%)

 

 Missing

1 (1%)

  

1 (1%)

 

Race

 White

75 (79%)

26 (84%)

25 (81%)

24 (75%)

 

 African American

5 (5%)

--

2 (6%)

3 (9%)

 

 Asian

1 (5%)

1 (5%)

--

--

 

 Other

11 (11%)

4 (13%)

3 (10%)

4 (12%)

 

 Missing

2 (2%)

--

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

 

Education

 High school diploma

8 (8%)

3 (10%)

2 (6%)

3 (9%)

 

 Technical

3 (3%)

3 (10%)

--

--

 

 Some college

23 (25%)

7 (23%)

7 (23%)

9 (28%)

 

 Bachelor’s degree

26 (28%)

10 (32%)

9 (29%)

7 (22%)

 

 Master’s degree

28 (30%)

6 (19%)

10 (32%)

12 (38%)

 

 Terminal degree (e.g.MD, PhD)

4 (4%)

2 (6%)

2 (6%)

--

 

 Missing

2 (2%)

--

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

 

Employment Status

 Employed full time

46 (49%)

14 (45%)

15 (48%)

17 (53%)

 

 Employed part time

8 (8%)

1 (3%)

5 (16%)

2 (6%)

 

 Not working but seeking

2 (2%)

2 (6%)

--

--

 

 Not working not seeking

1 (1%)

--

--

1 (3%)

 

 Retired

22 (23%)

8 (26%)

8 (26%)

6 (19%)

 

 Homemaker

13 (13%)

6 (19%)

3 (10%)

4 (13%)

 

 Volunteer

1 (1%)

--

--

1 (3%)

 

 Missing

1 (1%)

--

--

1 (3%)

 
  1. Total % may not add up to 100% due to rounding. YE = Yoga-based exercise group; CE = Comprehensive exercise group; C = Comparison group.