Quasi Prospective Comparative Study on Effect of Yoga among Prediabetics on Progression of Cardiovascular Risk Factors

• Published in: International journal of yoga 2019-05, Vol.12 (2), p.114-119
• Main Authors: Kacker, Sudhanshu, Saboo, Neha, Sharma, Sonali, Sorout, Jitender
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cardiovascular diseases; Comparative analysis; Comparative literature; Development and progression; Diabetes; Exercise; Fasting; Glucose; Health aspects; Hormones; Hyperglycemia; Insulin resistance; Integrated approach; Intervention; Lifestyles; Lipids; Lipoproteins; Metabolism; Mortality; Nervous system; Original; Physical fitness; Prediabetic state; Prevention; Quantitative psychology; Questionnaires; Respiration; Risk factors; Stress; Type 2 diabetes; Yoga
• ISSN: 0973-6131; 2231-2714
• DOI: 10.4103/ijoy.IJOY_49_18

Prediabetic patients have higher risk for cardiovascular diseases, which further increases the rate of mortality. Reason for the rate of increase may be lack of observation, follow-up programs, and self-awareness about the conditions of disease. Lifestyle interventions such as yoga can prove to be a beneficial nonpharmacologic intervention in preventing progression of prediabetes to type 2 diabetes. This study highlights importance of short-term intervention, i.e., yoga in prediabetic patients and use it as a tool for primary prevention of diabetes. This was an interventional study among adults aged 30-50 years in RUHS college of Medical Sciences and Associated Rukmani Devi Beni Prasad Jaipuria Hospital in Jaipur city. The design of study was quasi prospective comparative study. A total of 102 prediabetic patients of age group 30-50 years were recruited from Jaipuria Hospital. These were divided into two groups: study group (Group A, = 51) were engaged in yoga session and control group (B, = 51) not performed any yoga session. Yoga intervention resulted in a significant decline in blood glucose ( < 0.001), glycated hemoglobin ( < 0.01), lipid profile cholesterol ( < 0.01), triglyceride ( < 0.01), and low-density lipoprotein ( < 0.01), but high-density lipoprotein ( < 0.02) and very low-density lipoprotein increase ( < 0.03) but not statistically significant relative to the control group. Short-term yoga intervention is helpful in the control of glycemic parameters like blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin and lipid profile in prediabetic patients. This preliminary study indicates that a yoga program would be a possible risk reduction option for adults at high risk for type 2 diabetes. In addition, yoga holds promise as an approach to reducing cardiometabolic risk factors and increasing exercise self-efficacy for prediabetics performing yoga.