A Study to Evaluate the Effect of a Combined Approach of Yoga and Diet in High-risk Cardiovascular Subjects

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels, including coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, rheumatic heart disease, peripheral artery disease, congenital heart disease, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism. The aim of this study was to ass...

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Published in:International journal of yoga 2023-05, Vol.16 (2), p.90-97
Main Authors: Rao, Aayushee, Kacker, Sudhanshu, Saboo, Neha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood pressure
Cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular risk subjects
Congenital heart disease
Diet
dietary intervention
Genetic disorders
Heart
Hemoglobin
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Methods
Original
Pulmonary embolism
qrisk3 score
Risk factors
Type 2 diabetes
Yoga
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Summary:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels, including coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, rheumatic heart disease, peripheral artery disease, congenital heart disease, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism. The aim of this study was to assess cardiovascular risk factors and evaluate the effectiveness of combined approach of yoga and diet in reducing cardiovascular risk factors among high-risk subjects. This interventional study was conducted at RUHS College of Medical Sciences and Associated Hospitals, Jaipur, on the high-risk population of either sex in the age group of 40-70 years. QRISK3 web calculator was used as the method of measurement for outcome of interest. The combined approach of yoga intervention includes yogic asanas and pranayamas and dietary modification. This study compared physiological parameters (blood pressure) and biochemical parameters (fasting blood sugar, glycosylated hemoglobin, lipid profile) at baseline, three months and six months after yoga and diet intervention in participants who were at high-risk of cardiovascular disease development in future and were found to be having significantly decreased systolic blood pressure ( =0.000), fasting blood glucose ( =0.000), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) ( =0.011), total cholesterol-high density lipoprotein ratio ( =0.000), low density lipoprotein ( =0.009), triglyceride ( =0.034), and QRISK3 Score ( =0.000) after combined approach of yoga and diet. This study concluded that the short-term combined approach of yoga-based life-style intervention and diet reduced cardiovascular risk factors in subjects at high-risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
ISSN:0973-6131
2231-2714
DOI:10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_71_23