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Role of Mind-Body Intervention on Lipid Profile: A Cross-sectional Study
Priya Mehra1,2, Akshay Anand2,3,4, R Nagarathna5
1Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Background:
Yoga is a combination of physical-breathing and meditative techniques that assist in the unification of the mind-body, which improves the quality of life. It was shown that long-term Yoga practitioners had superior control over respiratory rate, reduced stress and anxiety, and a better-controlled lipid profile.
Purpose:
We aimed to investigate the lipid profile of long-term yoga practitioners who were practicing yoga for more than 1 year in comparison with the nonyoga group.
Methods:
A nationwide survey was conducted in which the long-term yoga practitioners (n = 76) and nonyoga practitioners (n = 80) were recruited for assessment for the lipid parameters.
Results:
The mean (standard deviation) values of both groups were within normal range with serum cholesterol at 189.715 ± 20.4 and 180.88 ± 29.7 and triglycerides at 216.72 ± 92.5 and 207.665 ± 88.3, low-density lipoprotein at 126.65 ± 18.5 and 120.775 ± 26.5, and high-density lipoprotein at 47.17 ± 6.6 and 44.99 ± 7.0, respectively, in yoga and no-yoga groups.
Conclusion:
The lipid profile values were similar in yoga and nonyoga practitioners in the 2017 survey.
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