Effects of a Dietary Supplement with Barley Sprout Extract on Blood Cholesterol Metabolism

Table 4

Treatment tolerability in the two groups.

	Total ()	Test group ()	Placebo group; ()	p value
Stopped medication, (%)	15 (22.73%)	10 (28.57%)	5 (16.13%)	0.169
Reasons for stopping, (%)
Itching sense	7 (10.61%)	4 (11.43%)	3 (9.68%)	0.153
Personal circumstances	8 (12.12%)	6 (17.14%)	2 (6.45%)

Itching sense resolved spontaneously in several days.
p values were calculated with Student’s t-test for categorical variables.