Assessment of the Efficacy and Safety of Ivy Leaf (Hedera helix) Cough Syrup Compared with Acetylcysteine in Adults and Children with Acute Bronchitis

Table 1

Demographic data.

	EA 575®	ACC	Total	value
Age (years)
N	118	21	139
Adults	90; 76.3%	19; 90.5%	109; 78.4%	NS
Children	28; 23.7%	2; 9.5%	30; 21.6%
Average (years; range)	44.3; 6–95	49.1; 9–90	45.0; 6–95	NS
Sex (m/w)
N	118	21	139
Male	47; 39.8%	11; 52.4%	58; 41.7%	NS
Female	71; 60.2%	10; 47.6%	81; 58.3%
Height (cm)
N	118	21	139
Mean ± SEM	161.7 ± 1.8	168 ± 2.5	162.6 + 1.2	NS
Weight (kg)
N	117	21	138
Average (±SEM	66.1 + 1.9	71.7 ± 4.5	66.9 ± 1.7	NS
Ethnic
Caucasian	103; 88.0%	16; 76.2%	119; 86.2%	NS
Asian	3; 2.6%	0; 0%	3; 2.2%
Black	1; 0.9%	2; 9.5%	3; 2.2%
Other	10; 8.5%	3; 14.3%	13; 9.4%
Total	117; 100%	21; 100%	138; 100%

Analysis of variance or chi-squared test, as appropriate; NS = not significant (e.g. ); N = number of subjects.