A Chinese Herbal Preparation Containing Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Radix Notoginseng and Borneolum Syntheticum Reduces Circulating Adhesion Molecules

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of experimental and control groups.

Characteristic	DP group (𝑛=20)	Placebo group (𝑛=20)
Male/female	8/12	7/13
Mean age (years)	53.3±10.7	51.6±14.4
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	26.0±4.4	25.2±3.6^a
Smokers	0^a	4
Mean no. standard alcoholic drinks/week	3.6±2.6^a	4.7±4.1

^a𝑛=19 (data not shown for one subject).