Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: Yoga as an adjunct activity for medical students learning anatomy
Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Wait (n = 32) | Yoga (n = 32) | Total (N = 64) | |
Mean age (SD) | 24.3 (1.7) | 24.9 (2.5) | 24.6 (2.1) |
Sex | |||
Female | 27 (84.4%) | 27 (84.4%) | 54 (84.4%) |
Male | 5 (15.6%) | 5 (15.6%) | 10 (15.6%) |
Race | |||
White | 16 (50%) | 16 (50%) | 32 (50%) |
Black | 2 (6.3%) | 5 (15.6%) | 7 (10.9%) |
Asian | 12 (37.5%) | 7 (21.9%) | 19 (29.7%) |
Hispanic | 1 (3.1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.6%) |
Middle Eastern | 0 (0%) | 2 (6.3%) | 2 (3.1%) |
Multiracial | 1 (3.1%) | 2 (6.3%) | 3 (4.7%) |
Traditional Medical Student | |||
No | 27 (84.4%) | 26 (81.3%) | 53 (82.8%) |
Yes | 5 (15.6%) | 6 (18.8%) | 11 (17.2%) |
Prior Anatomy Experience | |||
No | 10 (31.3%) | 13 (40.6%) | 23 (35.9%) |
Yes | 22 (68.8%) | 19 (59.4%) | 41 (64.1%) |
Learning Style | |||
Visual | 17 (53.1%) | 15 (46.9%) | 32 (50%) |
Auditory | 10 (31.3%) | 8 (25%) | 18 (28.1%) |
Reading | 19 (59.4%) | 19 (59.4%) | 38 (59.4%) |
Kinesthetic | 23 (71.9%) | 26 (81.3%) | 49 (76.6%) |
Multimodal | 26 (81.3%) | 23 (71.9%) | 49 (76.6%) |
Yoga level | |||
New | 6 (18.8%) | 8 (25%) | 14 (21.9%) |
Beginner | 8 (25%) | 6 (18.8%) | 14 (21.9%) |
Continuing | 6 (18.8%) | 10 (31.3%) | 16 (25%) |
Intermediate | 9 (28.1%) | 7 (21.9%) | 16 (25%) |
Expert | 3 (9.4%) | 1 (3.1%) | 4 (6.3%) |