Research Article
Effectiveness of Gotu Kola Extract 750 mg and 1000 mg Compared with Folic Acid 3 mg in Improving Vascular Cognitive Impairment after Stroke
Table 1
Research subject characteristics.
| Variable | All () | Gotu kola extract therapy 1000 mg () | Gotu kola extract therapy 750 mg () | Folic acid therapy 3 mg () | |
| Age (mean ± year) | 60.27 ± 11.83 | 60.27 ± 11.91 | 57.29 ± 10.36 | 63.13 ± 13.21 | 0.414 |
| Gender (%) | | | | | | (i) Male | 60.41 | 52.94 | 70.58 | 57.14 | 0.481 | (ii) Female | 39.58 | 47.05 | 29.41 | 42.85 |
| Education (%) | | | | | | (i) Elem | 31.3 | 33.3 | 23.5 | 37.5 | 0.670 | (ii) Junior | 14.6 | 26.7 | 5.9 | 12.5 | (iii) High | 29.2 | 20.0 | 52.9 | 12.5 | (iv) College/univ | 25.0 | 20.0 | 17.6 | 37.5 |
| History of DM | | | | | | (i) Yes | 37.5 | 33.3 | 35.3 | 43.8 | 0.823 | (ii) No | 62.5 | 66.7 | 64.7 | 56.3 |
| Length of DM | | | | | | (i) <5 yrs | 53.33 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 0.804 | (ii) >5 yrs | 46.67 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 60.0 |
| History of stroke | | | | | | (i) Yes | 52.04 | 58.82 | 58.82 | 57.14 | 0.469 | (ii) No | 47.91 | 41.11 | 41.11 | 42.85 |
| MoCA-Ina (mean ± SD) | 15.61 ± 7.04 | 14.60 ± 6.63 | 16.18 ± 7.51 | 14.06 ± 8.61 | 0.188 |
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