Research Article

A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial of Combining Therapy with Traditional Chinese Medicine-Based Psychotherapy and Chinese Herbal Medicine for Menopausal Women with Moderate to Serious Mood Disorder

Table 1

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.

CharacteristicBSGG (n=42)BSSG-P (n=43)P

Mean age (SD), year50.44±4.7051.91±3.830.16
Mean height (SD), cm159.47±6.29158.15±4.630.33
Mean weight (SD), KG53.09±8.3554.26±8.550.57
Menarche (SD), year13.50±1.1113.32±1.270.18

Occupational distribution n (%)Farmer, 1 (2.4); Administrative worker, 4 (9.5); Intellectual, 6 (14.3); Ordinary workers, 6 (14.3); Freelancers, 8 (19.0); Other, 17 (40.5)Farmer, 1 (2.3); Administrative worker, 3 (7.0); Intellectual, 9 (20.9); Ordinary workers, 6 (14.0); Freelancers, 5 (11.6); Other, 19 (44.2)0.93#

Marriage, n (%)Unmarried, 0 (0); Married, 36 (85.7); Remarried, 2 (4.8); Divorced, 3 (7.1); Widowed, 1 (2.4)Unmarried, 0 (0); Married, 38 (88.4); Remarried, 2 (4.65); Divorced, 2 (4.65); Widowed, 1 (2.3)0.40#

Working pressure, n (%)No/Small, 20 (47.6); Moderate, 18 (42.9); Great, 4 (9.5)no/small, 18 (41.9); Moderate, 22 (51.2); great, 3 (6.9)0.73
Smoking, n (%)No, 42 (100); Yes, 0 (0)No, 42 (97.7); Yes, 1 (2.3)1.00#
Drinking, n (%)No, 39 (92.9); Yes, 3 (7.1)No, 41 (95.35); Yes, 2 (4.65)0.68#
Coffee, n (%)No, 39 (92.9); Yes, 3 (7.1)No, 38 (88.4); Yes, 5 (11.6)0.72#
Menstrual cycle, n (%)Normal, 6 (14.3); Abnormal, 36 (85.7)Norma, l7 (16.3); Abnormal, 36 (83.7)0.80
Duration of each cycle n (%)Normal, 10 (23.8); Abnormal, 32 (76.2)Normal, 8 (18.6); Abnormal, 35 (81.4)0.56
Dysmenorrhea, n (%)No, 16 (38); Yes, 26 (62)No, 19 (44.2); Yes, 24 (55.8)0.57
Disease status, n (%)≤1 y, 23 (54.7); 1-3 y, 12 (4.8); ≥3 y, 7 (40.5)≤1 y, 18 (41.9); 1-3 y, 17 (39.5); ≥3 y, 8 (18.6)0.75

# Values are calculated by Fisher’s Exact Test.