Open AccessPrevalence of type 2 diabetes among Yoga practitioners: A pilot cross-sectional study in two districts in India
Author(s) -
Aarti Jagannathan,
Venkat Narayanan,
Isha Kulkarni,
Sonali P Jogdand,
Pailoor Subramanya,
Raghuram Nagarathna
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6131.158485
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , cross sectional study , type 2 diabetes , confidence interval , obesity , diabetes management , family medicine , gerontology , physical therapy , endocrinology , pathology
Diabetes is one of the major health diseases in the world today. The efficacy of Yoga in the management of type 2 diabetes is well-established. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Yoga practitioners in two districts of India (one each in West and South of India).