Key result
Yoga participation is linked to ~0.3 m/s lower pulse wave velocity in healthy adults.
Why the study?
The effect of yoga on arterial stiffness in healthy adults is relatively unknown and requires investigation accounting for lifestyle and cardiometabolic factors.
Cross-Sectional (n=383)
No
Mean Difference: -0.28 (95% CI -0.55–0.08)
Absolute Event Rate: 8.7% vs 8.8%
p-value: p=0.008
Supports hypothesis of yoga-related vascular benefits; leaves open whether randomized trials confirm event reduction.
BACKGROUND: Yoga may help adults of all fitness levels increase their physical activity and decrease their cardiovascular disease risk. AIM: To determine if arterial stiffness is lower (beneficial) in yoga versus non-yoga participants. METHOD: This cross-sectional study included 202 yoga (48.4 + 14.1 years, 81% female) and 181 (42.8 + 14.1 years, 44% female) non-yoga participants. The primary outcome was carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV). The two groups were compared using analysis of covariance with adjustments for demographic (age and sex), hemodynamic (mean arterial pressure and heart rate), lifestyle (physical activity levels, sedentary behaviour, smoking status and perceived stress score) and cardiometabolic (waist-to-hip ratio, total cholesterol and fasting glucose) factors. RESULTS: , (95% CI = -0.55 to 0.08). CONCLUSION: At a population level, yoga participation may assist with decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease in adults.
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Raj et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy adults (n=383). Yoga participation vs. Non-yoga participants was evaluated on Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) (MD -0.28, 95% CI -0.55 to 0.08, p=0.008). Yoga participation in otherwise healthy adults was associated with significantly lower arterial stiffness compared to non-yoga participation, with an adjusted mean difference in pulse wave velocity of -0.28 m/s.
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