Research Article
Efficacy and Safety of Human Placental Extract Solution on Fatigue: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study
Table 2
Demographic information and characteristics of the subjects.
| | Demographic information | Group 1 | Group 2 | Placebo group | P value | | | | | | |
| Sex | Male | n (%) | 13 (12.87) | 22 (21.57) | 13 (13.54) | 0.1729† | Female | n (%) | 88 (87.13) | 80 (78.43) | 83 (86.46) | | Fertility | No | n (%) | 24 (27.27) | 16 (20.00) | 16 (19.28) | 0.3796† | Yes | n (%) | 64 (72.73) | 64 (80.00) | 67 (80.72) | |
| Age | Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 41.20 ± 10.89 | 40.53 ± 11.23 | 39.97 ± 11.94 | 0.7486$ | 18–29 years | n (%) | 14 (13.86) | 15 (14.71) | 21 (21.88) | 0.5497† | 30–39 years | n (%) | 30 (29.70) | 41 (40.20) | 30 (31.25) | | 40–49 years | n (%) | 33 (32.67) | 25 (24.51) | 24 (25.00) | | 50–59 years | n (%) | 19 (18.81) | 14 (13.73) | 15 (15.63) | | 60–75 years | n (%) | 5 (4.95) | 7 (6.86) | 6 (6.25) | |
| | Anxiety (HADS) | Mean ± SD | 6.75 ± 2.59 | 5.81 ± 2.36 | 5.97 ± 2.55 | 0.0178$ | | Depression (HADS) | Mean ± SD | 6.74 ± 2.43 | 6.60 ± 2.41 | 6.69 ± 2.40 | 0.9114$ | | Height (cm) | Mean ± SD | 159.70 ± 6.50 | 161.20 ± 6.79 | 161.30 ± 7.10 | 0.1759$ | | Weight (kg) | Mean ± SD | 57.09 ± 9.19 | 57.73 ± 9.02 | 58.55 ± 9.54 | 0.5410$ | | Heart rate (beat/minute) | Mean ± SD | 73.94 ± 8.39 | 74.67 ± 8.76 | 74.69 ± 8.18 | 0.7759$ | | Systolic BP (mmHg) | Mean ± SD | 117.64 ± 13.64 | 115.44 ± 12.46 | 119.10 ± 13.26 | 0.1424$ | | Diastolic BP (mmHg) | Mean ± SD | 74.33 ± 9.81 | 72.78 ± 8.78 | 75.07 ± 9.46 | 0.2135$ |
| Alcohol | No | n (%) | 81 (80.20) | 83 (81.37) | 77 (80.21) | 0.9710† | consumption | Yes | n (%) | 20 (19.80) | 19 (18.63) | 19 (19.79) | | Serious life | No | n (%) | 98 (97.03) | 95 (93.14) | 94 (97.92) | 0.2544‡ | events | Yes | n (%) | 3 (2.97) | 7 (6.86) | 2 (2.08) | |
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$ANOVA, †Chi-square test, ‡Fisher’s exact test.
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