Research Article

Efficacy and Safety of Taeeumjowi-tang in Obese Korean Adults: A Double-Blind, Randomized, and Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial

Table 4

Safety analyses of TJ001.

Safety parametersPeriodGroup ( )
Placebo group ( )TJ001 group ( )
Mean ± S.D.( )Mean ± S.D.( )

Blood pressure
 Systolic, mmHgBaseline 0.5360 0.97120.91750.3607
week 4 0.8620
week 8 0.3451
week 12 0.5248
ANOVAvisit X group interaction:
 Diastolic, mmHgBaseline 0.9167 0.48620.54330.7461
week 4 0.5852
week 8 0.6966
week 12 0.7933
ANOVAvisit X group interaction:
Pulse, bpmBaseline 0.0058 0.77180.30720.0184
week 4 0.9851
week 8 0.3108
week 12 0.1743
ANOVAvisit X group interaction:
AST, IU/LBaseline 0.0315 0.00030.15050.0544
week 12 0.9798
ALT, IU/LBaseline 0.1236 0.00380.74640.3573
week 12 0.1327
BUN, mg/dLBaseline 0.1252 0.25560.46160.7000
week 12 0.8953
Creatinine, mg/dLBaseline 0.3766 0.68340.15470.3731
week 12 0.0721

: A value for between-group comparison at each visit and visit X group interaction using ANOVA.
( ): A value for within-group comparison between baseline and 5th visit by paired -test.
( ): A value for between-group comparison after 12-week treatment using ANCOVA (baseline as covariate).
were considered statistically significant.