Increasing Trend of Yoga Practice Among U.S. Adults From 2002 to 2017.

Zhang, Y; Lauche, R; Cramer, H; Munk, N; Dennis, JA

Increasing Trend of Yoga Practice Among U.S. Adults From 2002 to 2017.

Zhang, Y

Lauche, R

Cramer, H

Munk, N Dennis, JA

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Publisher:: Mary Ann Liebert Inc
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: J Altern Complement Med, 2021, 27, (9), pp. 778-785
Issue Date:: 2021-09

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dc.contributor.author	Zhang, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6490-6133
dc.contributor.author	Lauche, R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4171-7935
dc.contributor.author	Cramer, H https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3640-8046
dc.contributor.author	Munk, N
dc.contributor.author	Dennis, JA
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-09T20:46:34Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-09T20:46:34Z
dc.date.issued	2021-09
dc.identifier.citation	J Altern Complement Med, 2021, 27, (9), pp. 778-785
dc.identifier.issn	1075-5535
dc.identifier.issn	1557-7708
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/157184
dc.description.abstract	Introduction: Benefits, risks, and the increasing popularity of yoga use warrant assessing yoga practice prevalence and users' profiles. This study describes trends in yoga practice exclusively among American adults from 2002 to 2017, compares the profile of yoga users, and identifies factors related to yoga use over time. Materials and Methods: This study is a secondary analysis done in 2019 and 2020 using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017 data. Population weights were used to obtain statistically accurate estimates of yoga use prevalence for the U.S. population. Descriptive statistics were used to profile the sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of yoga users. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with yoga use in each cohort defined by the NHIS year. Results: Yoga practice prevalence nearly tripled from 5.1% in 2002 to 13.7% in 2017 (weighted estimate 10,386,456 and 32,761,194 American adults, respectively). Typical yoga users were young non-Hispanic single white female adults with bachelor or higher education and health insurance, and resided in the west region of the United States. Yoga use pattern change over time was significantly related to only younger age (p < 0.001) but not to other sociodemographic or health-related factors. Conclusions: Yoga has gained increasing popularity in the past two decades among American adults, with younger adults being the driving force. Yoga appears to be adopted for general well-being or prevention more than for specific disease treatment. Future research should evaluate how yoga can be effectively and safely integrated into preventive medicine strategies.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Mary Ann Liebert Inc
dc.relation.ispartof	J Altern Complement Med
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1089/acm.2020.0506
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
dc.subject.classification	Complementary & Alternative Medicine
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Cohort Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Logistic Models
dc.subject.mesh	Meditation
dc.subject.mesh	Prevalence
dc.subject.mesh	United States
dc.subject.mesh	Yoga
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Meditation
dc.subject.mesh	Yoga
dc.subject.mesh	Prevalence
dc.subject.mesh	Logistic Models
dc.subject.mesh	Cohort Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	United States
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.title	Increasing Trend of Yoga Practice Among U.S. Adults From 2002 to 2017.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	27
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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dc.date.updated	2022-05-09T20:46:32Z
pubs.issue	9
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	27
utslib.citation.issue	9

Abstract:

Introduction: Benefits, risks, and the increasing popularity of yoga use warrant assessing yoga practice prevalence and users' profiles. This study describes trends in yoga practice exclusively among American adults from 2002 to 2017, compares the profile of yoga users, and identifies factors related to yoga use over time. Materials and Methods: This study is a secondary analysis done in 2019 and 2020 using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017 data. Population weights were used to obtain statistically accurate estimates of yoga use prevalence for the U.S. population. Descriptive statistics were used to profile the sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of yoga users. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with yoga use in each cohort defined by the NHIS year. Results: Yoga practice prevalence nearly tripled from 5.1% in 2002 to 13.7% in 2017 (weighted estimate 10,386,456 and 32,761,194 American adults, respectively). Typical yoga users were young non-Hispanic single white female adults with bachelor or higher education and health insurance, and resided in the west region of the United States. Yoga use pattern change over time was significantly related to only younger age (p < 0.001) but not to other sociodemographic or health-related factors. Conclusions: Yoga has gained increasing popularity in the past two decades among American adults, with younger adults being the driving force. Yoga appears to be adopted for general well-being or prevention more than for specific disease treatment. Future research should evaluate how yoga can be effectively and safely integrated into preventive medicine strategies.

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