Research Article
Efficacy and Safety of a Chinese Herbal Medicine Formula (RCM-104) in the Management of Simple Obesity: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Table 2
Weight-related symptoms and how much they bother you.
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Weight-Related Symptom Measure (WRSM) is 7-point scaled: 0 = not at all; 1 = hardly; 2 = somewhat; 3 = moderately; 4 = a good deal; 5 = a great deal; 6 = a very great deal. *Comparison within the group between baseline and final visits using Wilcoxon-signed rank test. **Comparison between groups at the end of trial. For the above, the values were assessed using Holm’s step-down procedure, with for assessing the smallest value, for the next smallest value, and so forth. Significant values are indicated in bold [30]. Note: only results for symptoms showing small values are displayed. #Sample size for treatment group reduced from 50 to 48 as Quality of Life data were unavailable for two participants. |