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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: A feasibility randomised controlled trial of Novel Activity Management in severe ASthma-Tailored Exercise (NAMASTE): yoga and mindfulness

 

Yoga group

Control group

p

N

15

9

 

Current age in years, mean (SD)

67 (9)

68 (8)

0.86

Female, N (%)

9 (60%)

5 (56%)

0.83

Employed full- or part-time, N (%)

5 (33%)

3 (33%)

1.00

Ex-smoker, N (%)

5 (33%)

3 (33%)

1.00

Age of asthma diagnosis, median (IQR)

11 (3, 48)

40 (22, 45)

0.20

Number of exacerbations in the last 12 months, median (IQR)

2 (1, 4)

3 (2, 3)

0.21

CCI, median (IQR)

0 (0, 4)

0 (0, 2)

0.59

Current medication use

 ICS/LABA, N (%)

15 (100%)

9 (100%)

N/A

 ICS Beclomethasone equivalent dose, median (IQR)

2000 (1000, 2000)

2000 (1000, 2000)

0.36

 Biological therapies, N (%)

10 (67%)

7 (78%)

0.56

 LAMA, N (%)

8 (53%)

5 (56%)

0.92

 LTRA, N (%)

0 (0%)

1 (11%)

0.19

 Maintenance oral corticosteroid, N (%)

5 (33%)

2 (22%)

0.56

  1. CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, ICS inhaled corticosteroid, IQR interquartile range, LABA long-acting beta-agonist, LAMA long-acting muscarinic antagonists, LTRA leukotriene receptor antagonist, N number, N/A not applicable