Research Article
Treatment of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care: A Randomized Study Using Aromatic Herbs
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the randomized patient population
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| | Overall | Herbal group | Control group | value |
| | Age, years, mean (SD) | | | | 0.1 | | Sex (%) | | | | | | Female | 32 (53%) | 13 (50%) | 19 (56%) | 0.7 | | Male | 28 (47%) | 13 (50%) | 15 (44%) | | | Residence, | | | | | | Urban | 42 (70%) | 19 (73%) | 23 (68%) | 0.7 | | Rural | 18 (30%) | 7 (27%) | 11 (32%) | | | Days of illness prior to inclusion, | | | | | | One day | 10 (17%) | 4 (15%) | 6 (17%) | 0.9 | | Two days | 22 (37%) | 10 (39%) | 12 (35%) | | | More than two days | 28 (47%) | 12 (46%) | 16 (47%) | | | Fever 37.5°C prior to inclusion, % | | | | | | Yes | 14 (23%) | 6 (23%) | 8 (24%) | 1.0 | | No | 46 (77%) | 20 (77%) | 26 (76%) | | | Recurrent tonsillitis, % | | | | | | Yes | 4 (7%) | 3 (12%) | 1 (3%) | 0.3 | | No | 56 (93%) | 23 (88%) | 33 (97%) | | | Current smoker, % | | | | | | Yes | 12 (20%) | 2 (8%) | 10 (29%) | 0.05 | | No | 48 (80%) | 24 (92%) | 24 (71%) | | | Baseline assessment of the most debilitating sympto | | | | | | Cough/Hoarseness mean (SD) | | | | | | Score 1 | 7 (12%) | 3 (11%) | 4 (12%) | 0.3 | | Score 2 | 29 (48%) | 10 (39%) | 19 (56%) | | | Score 3 | 24 (40%) | 13 (50%) | 11 (32%) | |
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