Ding Ding, Stamatakis Emmanuel
Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, Level 2, Medical Foundation Building, University of Sydney, 94 Parramatta Rd, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.
BMC Res Notes. 2014 Mar 24;7:172. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-172.
Yoga is a holistic practice that may offer several health benefits. No study has examined the prevalence, temporal trends, or correlates of yoga practice at the population level in a European country and very few such studies exist worldwide. The objective of the study is to examine the prevalence, trends and correlates of yoga practice in England between 1997 and 2008.
Analysis was conducted in early 2013 using Health Survey for England data. Independent cohorts, representative of adults living in England, were surveyed in annual cycles in 1997-1999, 2003-2004, and 2006/2008. Prevalence of yoga practice (defined as any practice in the past four weeks) was determined at each time point and multiple logistic regression was used to examine temporal trends (using 1997-1999 as reference time point) and the correlates of yoga practice. The prevalence of yoga practice was 0.46% (95% CI: 0.39%-0.52%) in 1997-1999, 0.94% (0.83%-1.06%) in 2003-2004, and 1.11% (0.95%-1.28%) in 2006/2008. Yoga participants in England were more likely to be older, female, degree educated, of non-manual social class, lower BMI, better self-rated general health, inactive occupation, and higher moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Adjusted for age, sex, social class, and long standing illnesses, there was a significant increasing trend of yoga practice from 1997 to 2008 (2003/04 OR = 1.93, 95% CI: 1.59-2.34; 2006/08 OR = 2.19, 95% CI: 1.77-2.71).
Yoga practice has increased in popularity, though the absolute rates are still relatively low. Future population studies should more comprehensively examine the contexts, settings, styles, correlates and health benefits of yoga practice.
瑜伽是一种整体修行方式,可能带来多种健康益处。尚无研究在欧洲国家的人群层面考察瑜伽练习的流行程度、时间趋势或相关因素,全球范围内此类研究也非常少。本研究的目的是考察1997年至2008年间英格兰地区瑜伽练习的流行程度、趋势及相关因素。
2013年初利用英格兰健康调查数据进行了分析。1997 - 1999年、2003 - 2004年以及2006/2008年对代表居住在英格兰的成年人的独立队列进行了年度调查。在每个时间点确定瑜伽练习的流行程度(定义为过去四周内的任何练习),并使用多元逻辑回归来考察时间趋势(以1997 - 1999年作为参考时间点)以及瑜伽练习的相关因素。1997 - 1999年瑜伽练习的流行率为0.46%(95%置信区间:0.39% - 0.52%),2003 - 2004年为0.94%(0.83% - 1.06%),2006/2008年为1.11%(0.95% - 1.28%)。英格兰的瑜伽练习者更可能年龄较大、为女性、受过高等教育、属于非体力劳动社会阶层、体重指数较低、自我评定的总体健康状况较好、从事非体力工作且进行中等到剧烈身体活动的频率较高。在对年龄、性别、社会阶层和长期疾病进行调整后,1997年至2008年间瑜伽练习有显著的上升趋势(2003/04年比值比 = 1.93,95%置信区间:1.59 - 2.34;2006/08年比值比 = 2.19,95%置信区间:1.77 - 2.71)。
瑜伽练习越来越受欢迎,尽管绝对比例仍然相对较低。未来的人群研究应更全面地考察瑜伽练习的背景、场所、方式、相关因素及健康益处。