Percent Change in BMD over 5 Years of Intense Bikram Yoga Practice

Neck

Ward's

Inter

Trochanter

Total Hip

Total Lumbar

Subject #1

0.1%

−5.1%

−1.6%

−5.0%

−2.7%

−5.4%

Subject #2

4.6%

1.8%

1.4%

0.6%

2.2%

2.3%

Subject #3

−5.2%

−5.5%

−9.3%

−15.0%

−11.3%

−10.5%

Subject #4

8.9%

7.7%

6.5%

5.6%

6.6%

5.7%

Subject #5

3.2%

0.6%

2.1%

3.0%

2.4%

4.7%

Subject #6

−14.7%

−20.7%

−11.3%

−14.5%

−12.5%

−12.9%

Subject #7

−9.3%

−13.8%

−10.1%

−14.9%

−10.9%

−13.0%

Subject #8

−4.0%

−12.5%

−10.5%

−7.4%

−8.4%

3.9%

Subject #9

13.0%

16.6%

0.3%

5.4%

1.9%

1.3%