Research Article
The Effect of Labisia pumila var. alata on Postmenopausal Women: A Pilot Study
Table 2
The menopausal symptoms changes after 6-month followup trial with placebo and Labisia pumila.
| | Menopausal symptoms |
*Placebo () |
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Labisia () | P value‡ |
| | Hot flushes | V1 0.96 (1.34) | V1 1.10 (1.32) | 0.75 | | V2 0.56 (0.93) | V2 0.90 (1.49) | | Night sweats | V1 1.04 (1.43) | V1 1.24 (1.30) | 0.49 | | V2 0.59 (1.04) | V2 0.79 (1.17) | | Insomnia | V1 1.56 (1.60) | V1 1.31 (1.58) | 0.78 | | V2 0.89 (1.15) | V2 0.90 (1.34) | | Dyspareunia | V1 1.89 (1.91) | V1 1.72 (1.62) | 0.93 | | V2 1.37 (1.49) | V2 1.59 (1.66) | | Painful joints | V1 2.56 (1.72) | V1 2.66 (1.57) | 0.63 | | V2 1.33 (1.44) | V2 2.03 (1.38) | | Mastalgia | V1 0.56 (1.25) | V1 0.17 (0.38) | 0.52 | | V2 0.19 (0.48) | V2 0.21 (0.62) | | Palpitation | V1 1.48 (1.55) | V1 0.86 (1.56) | 0.19 | | V2 0.52 (0.80) | V2 0.55 (0.95) | | Irritability | V1 2.15 (1.59) | V1 2.34 (1.54) | 0.34 | | V2 1.07 (1.17) | V2 1.54 (1.21) | | Difficulty in concentration | V1 1.26 (1.58) | V1 2.07 (1.41) | 0.16 | | V2 1.15 (1.17) | V2 1.79 (1.37) | | Memory problem | V1 1.89 (1.50) | V1 2.07 (1.41) | 0.52 | | V2 1.15 (1.17) | V2 1.79 (1.37) | | Lethargic | V1 2.04 (1.69) | V1 1.59 (1.59) | 0.75 | | V2 0.96 (1.29) | V2 0.97 (1.05) |
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*Values are expressed as mean (standard deviation, SD) unless otherwise specified.
‡Determined by independent t-test; †chi-square tests.
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