Yoga: A tool for improving the quality of life in chronic pancreatitis

Table 1 Demographic profile of the participants, (mean ± SD)

Variable	Yoga group	Control group	P
Age (yr)	50 ± 5.2	50 ± 6.3	0.712
Body mass (kg)	55.4 ± 17.6	56.1 ± 16.4	0.801
Education (yr)	16.0 ± 2.4	15.8 ± 3.2	0.72
Marital status (% married)	73	74	0.865
Employment (% employed)	56	57	0.928

Table 2 Comparison of SF-36 score in yoga and control groups, (mean ± SD)

SF-36subscale	Yoga group			Control group
	0 wk	12 wk	P	0 wk	12 wk	P
Physical functioning	62.9 ± 0.6	74.1 ± 0.5	0.0001	63.8 ± 0.8	63.6 ± 0.6	0.08
General health	66.8 ± 0.4	74.8 ± 0.3	0.001	67.7 ± 11.3	69.6 ± 12.4	0.10
Role- physical	57.9 ± 21.4	63.1 ± 19.3	< 0.01	56.3 ± 18.6	54.6 ± 16.7	0.12
Bodily pain	41.4 ± 14.1	60.4 ± 14.4	< 0.01	45.5 ± 17.4	48.0 ± 15.9	0.05
Vitality	32.1 ± 14.2	45.2 ± 16.3	< 0.01	33.2 ± 13.9	33.0 ± 12.6	0.61
Social functioning	61.4 ± 22.3	78.4 ± 20.2	< 0.01	63.8 ± 18.1	70.5 ± 15.7	0.22
Role- emotional	47.2 ± 38.8	77.7 ± 30.1	< 0.01	47.8 ± 29.7	48.6 ± 31.1	0.55
Mental health	41.3 ± 14.3	61.3 ± 13.9	< 0.01	45.9 ± 12.6	46.3 ± 15.9	0.33

Table 3 Comparison of POMS score between yoga and control groups, (mean ± SD)

Variable	Yoga group		Control group
	0 wk	12 wk	0 wk	12 wk
Anxiety	11.7 ± 6.5	9.1 ± 5.4a	11.5 ± 4.6	11.7 ± 5.3
Depression	9.7 ± 6.6	5.4 ± 5.8d	9.6 ± 4.7	9.4 ± 6.3
Anger	9.8 ± 5.6	5.9 ± 6.6b	9.6 ± 6.1	9.2 ± 2.6
Vigour	12.8 ± 3.8	17.1 ± 5.2b	12.9 ± 2.6	13.6 ± 6.0
Fatigue	14.1 ± 3.4	8.6 ± 3.8b	13.9 ± 4.1	14.2 ± 4.3
Confusion	5.5 ± 4.9	3.2 ± 2.8b	5.7 ± 1.8	5.6 ± 2.3

^aP < 0.05;

^bP < 0.01;

^dP < 0.001.

Table 4 Comparison of SOSI score between yoga and control groups, (mean ± SD)

Variable	Yoga group		Control group
	0 wk	12 wk	0 wk	12 wk
Peripheral manifestations	5.3 ± 3.6	3.6 ± 3.3b	5.4 ± 4.1	5.2 ± 3.8
Cardiopulmonary	5.4 ± 5.1	4.2 ± 4.3a	5.7 ± 4.8	5.9 ± 3.4
Central-neurological	2.1 ± 1.8	1.9 ± 1.4	2.2 ± 1.4	1.8 ± 1.7
Gastrointestinal	9.5 ± 4.6	5.3 ± 5.8b	9.1 ± 4.3	8.9 ± 5.4
Muscle tension	11.4 ± 4.9	7.8 ± 3.4a	12.1 ± 4.5	11.7 ± 4.4
Habitual patterns	19.2 ± 6.8	13.8 ± 7.1b	20.1 ± 7.8	19.9 ± 6.6
Depression	9.9 ± 4.2	4.9 ± 4.7b	10.2 ± 3.9	9.8 ± 5.2
Anxiety/fear	12.4 ± 2.7	6.5 ± 4.9b	11.7 ± 3.1	11.9 ± 4.2
Emotional irritability	9.7 ± 6.1	6.0 ± 5.4a	9.3 ± 5.8	9.5 ± 4.4
Cognitive disorganization	7.5 ± 5.9	5.7 ± 7.1a	7.8 ± 6.2	7.9 ± 5.7
Total stress scores	92.4 ± 45.7	59.7 ± 47.4	93.6 ± 45.9	92.4 ± 44.8

^aP < 0.05;

^bP < 0.01 vs control.