Pre-intervention characteristics by randomisation group (unadjusted)
| N (%) or means (95% CI) unless otherwise stated | Yoga +usual care | Usual care | P value for between group difference |
| Pre-intervention | n=40 | n=40 | |
| Ethnicity: South Asian | 25 (63%) | 26 (65%) | 0.8 |
| Sex: male | 28 (70%) | 26 (67%) | 0.8 |
| Age: years | 57.4 (54.1–60.7), range (35–77) | 56.9 (53.8, 60.0), range (35–78) | 0.8 |
| Days since coronary event | 50 (43, 57) | 59 (53, 65) | 0.09 |
| Diabetes* (self report of physician diagnosis/anti-diabetic medication) | 15 (38%) | 14 (35%) | 0.8 |
| Hypertension*(self report of physician diagnosis) | 29/37 (78%) | 25/37 (68%) | 0.3 |
| Heart failure* (self report of physician diagnosis) | 7/29 (19%) | 7/29 (19%) | 1.0 |
| Antihypertensive medications* | 39 (98%) | 36 (90%) | 0.17 |
| Number of antihypertensive medications, median (95% CI)* | 3 (3,3) | 3 (3,3) | 0.8 |
| Beta-blockers* | 33 (83%) | 32 (80%) | 0.8 |
| Statins* | 36 (90%) | 36 (90%) | 1.0 |
| Current smoker/ex/never smoker, number* | 4/14/19 | 1/14/24 | 0.3 |
| Alcohol: never/ever drinkers, number* | n=36 Never drinkers: 13 Ever drinkers: 23 | n=35 Never drinkers: 10 Ever drinkers: 25 | 0.5 |
| Units/week (ever drinkers)*, median (95% CI) | 2.5 (0, 10) | 4 (1, 7) | 0.9 |
| Currently employed* | n=35 15 (43%) | n=32 15 (47%) | 0.7 |
*Self-reported, n=number of responses to questionnaire item if incomplete.