Research Article

Effects and Safety of Gyejibongnyeong-Hwan on Dysmenorrhea Caused by Blood Stagnation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Baseline demographics of the GJBNH group and the control group.

 GJBNH Control P value
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Age (years)23.36 (3.90)23.76 (3.77) 0.623
Height (cm)163.21 (5.58)161.22 (6.21)0.109
Weight (kg)55.06 (7.44)54.36 (7.13)0.643
BMI (kg/m2)20.62 (2.18)21.01 (3.33)0.512
SBP (mmHg)117.30 (17.08)116.00 (14.66)0.699
DBP (mmHg)69.13 (11.03)70.36 (13.58)0.478
Menarche12.61 (1.18)12.71 (1.42)0.710
Interval of cycles (days)29.62 (1.33)29.36 (1.51)0.380
Dysmenorrhea begins ( , %)*0.873
 Under 2 years from menarche 17 (36.2)17 (37.8)
 Over 2 years from menarche30 (63.8)28 (62.2)
Severity of pain (VAS)7.29 (1.01)7.42 (1.1)0.553

Means the numbers in that domain indicates (%), not mean (SD).