Saper Robert B, Eisenberg David M, Davis Roger B, Culpepper Larry, Phillips Russell S
Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Osher Institute, Harvard Medical School, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2004 Mar-Apr;10(2):44-9.
Although yoga appears to be popular in the United States, there are no published studies on yoga's prevalence or patterns of use.
In 1998 we surveyed by telephone a nationally representative sample of 2055 English-speaking U.S. adults (60% weighted response rate) regarding yoga use.
Of the respondents, 7.5% used yoga at least once in their lifetime and 3.8% used yoga in the previous 12 months. Respondents who used yoga at least once were more likely than non-users to be female (68% vs. 51%), college educated (68% vs. 45%), and urban dwellers (93% vs. 74%). Factors independently associated with yoga use at least once included female gender (OR 2.5 [95% CI 1.7-3.8]), baby boomer age group (ages 34-53) compared to pre-baby boomers (> or = 54 (2.3 [1.4-4.0]), education beyond high school (2.2 [1.4-3.5]), residing in large and small metropolitan areas compared to non-metropolitan areas (3.8 [1.8-7.8] and 2.7 [1.3-5.8], respectively), and use of other CAM therapies (5.3 [2.7-10.5]). Of respondents using yoga in the previous 12 months, 64% reported using yoga for wellness, 48% for health conditions, and 21% specifically for back or neck pain. Ninety percent felt yoga was very or somewhat helpful and 76% did not report spending money related to their yoga.
In 1998 an estimated 15.0 million American adults had used yoga at least once in their lifetime and 7.4 million during the previous year. Yoga was used for both wellness and specific health conditions often with perceived helpfulness and without expenditure.
尽管瑜伽在美国似乎很受欢迎，但尚无关于瑜伽普及率或使用模式的已发表研究。
1998年，我们通过电话对2055名会说英语的美国成年人进行了全国代表性抽样调查（加权回复率为60%），询问他们对瑜伽的使用情况。
在受访者中，7.5%的人一生中至少使用过一次瑜伽，3.8%的人在过去12个月内使用过瑜伽。至少使用过一次瑜伽的受访者比未使用者更有可能是女性（68%对51%）、受过大学教育（68%对45%）以及居住在城市（93%对74%）。与至少使用过一次瑜伽独立相关的因素包括女性性别（比值比[OR]2.5[95%置信区间（CI）1.7 - 3.8]）、与婴儿潮之前出生的人（≥54岁）相比的婴儿潮一代年龄组（34 - 53岁，OR 2.3[1.4 - 4.0]）、高中以上学历（OR 2.2[1.4 - 3.5]）、与非大都市地区相比居住在大、小都市地区（分别为OR 3.8[1.8 - 7.8]和OR 2.7[1.3 - 5.8]）以及使用其他补充替代医学疗法（OR 5.3[2.7 - 10.5]）。在过去12个月内使用过瑜伽的受访者中，64%报告使用瑜伽是为了促进健康，48%是为了治疗健康问题，21%是专门为了缓解背部或颈部疼痛。90%的人认为瑜伽非常或有点帮助，76%的人报告没有与瑜伽相关的支出。
1998年，估计有1500万美国成年人一生中至少使用过一次瑜伽，前一年有740万人使用过。瑜伽既用于促进健康，也用于特定的健康问题，人们通常认为它有帮助且无需花费。
