Research Article
Randomized Clinical Trial: The Clinical Effects of Herb-Partitioned Moxibustion in Patients with Diarrhoea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Table 2
Baseline demographic characteristics and GSRS total score (ITT) in three groups.
| | Parameter | Group HM (75) | Group FM (75) | Group PB (60) | Total (210) | value |
| | Gender | | | | | | | Female (%) | 55 (73.33) | 57 (76.00) | 44 (73.33) | 156 (74.29) | 0.91 | | Male (%) | 20 (26.67) | 18 (24.00) | 16 (26.67) | 54 (25.71) | | Age (years) | | | | | | | Mean (min, max) | 26.69 (18.00, 59.00) | 25.39 (19.00, 59.00) | 24.97 (19.00, 60.00) | | 0.21 | | S.E. | 1.045 | 0.908 | 1.012 | | | Race | | | | | | | Han nationality (%) | 74 (98.67) | 73 (97.33) | 60 (100.00) | 207 (98.57) | 0.43 | | Other nationalities (%) | 1 (1.33) | 2 (2.67) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.43) | | Marriage | | | | | | | Married (%) | 13 (17.33) | 9 (12.00) | 10 (16.67) | 32 (15.24) | 0.50 | | Single (%) | 62 (82.67) | 65 (86.67) | 50 (83.33) | 177 (84.28) | | Other (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.33) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.48) | | Course of disease (month) | | | | | | | Mean (min, max) | 63.49 (3.00, 480.00) | 66.49 (3.00, 486) | 42.67 (3.00, 360.00) | | 0.06 | | S.E. | 8.231 | 10.947 | 6.859 | | | Combination of other drugs | | | | | | | Yes (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | | No (%) | 75 (100.00) | 75 (100.00) | 60 (100.00) | 210 (100) | | | GSRS total score | | | | | | | (Mean ± S.E.) | | | | | 0.71 |
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S.E: standard error; GSRS: gastrointestinal symptom rating scale; ITT: intention-to-treat; HM: herb-partitioned moxibustion; FM: farina-partitioned moxibustion; PB: orally taking pinaverium bromide.
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