Volume : II, Issue : XII, December - 2013

YOGASANA AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON LDL CHOLESTEROL AMONG MALE DIABETIC PATIENTS

Dr. George Abraham, Dr. M. Elayaraja

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There is growing evidence that yoga and physical exercise may offer a safe and cost-effective intervention for Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (DM 2). This article critically reviews the published literature regarding the effects of yogasana and physical exercise on LDL cholesterol among male diabetes patients. Thirty type-2 male diabetic patients (n = 30) from one Medical College Hospital were randomly selected as subjects. The age of the subjects ranged from 35 to 50 years. The subjects divided into three equal groups of ten subjects each (n = 10). In which, the group I underwent yogasana (YG), group II underwent physical exercise (PEG) for six days per week for sixteen weeks and group III acted as a control (CG) who did not undergo any special training programme apart from their regular activities. LDL cholesterol was selected as a test variable and assessed before and after the training period. The collected data were statistically analyzed by using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and Scheffe’s test was applied as a post hoc test to determine the paired mean difference. From the results of the study, it was found that there was a significant reduction (p ≤ 0.05) in LDL cholesterol level of training groups when compared to control group.

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Dr. George Abraham, Dr. M. Elayaraja YOGASANA AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON LDL CHOLESTEROL AMONG MALE DIABETIC PATIENTS International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.II, Issue.XII December 2013

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