Research Article
Shenmayizhi Formula Combined with Ginkgo Extract Tablets for the Treatment of Vascular Dementia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial
Table 1
Patients’ baseline characteristics.
| | | SMYZF group (n = 85) | Ginkgo group (n = 87) | value |
| | Age, years, mean (SD) | 67.22 (7.12) | 68.07 (6.83) | 0.428 | | Sex, n (%) | | | 0.359 | | Male | 39 (46) | 46 (53) | | | Female | 46 (54) | 41 (47) | | | Education level, n (%) | | | 0.842 | | Below primary | 7 (8) | 8 (9) | | | Primary | 36 (42) | 42 (48) | | | Middle school | 41 (48) | 36 (41) | | | High school or above | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | | | BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 25.00 (3.57) | 24.63 (3.34) | 0.484 | | Heart rates, median (IQR) | 70 (64–76) | 70 (65–76) | 0.510 | | Risk factors, n (%) | | | | | Hypertension | 71 (84) | 72 (83) | 0.893 | | Diabetes | 27 (32) | 23 (26) | 0.442 | | Hyperlipidemia | 19 (22) | 14 (16) | 0.297 | | Coronary artery disease | 9 (11) | 13 (15) | 0.393 | | Scale scores, median (IQR) | | | | | HAMD | 5 (3–6) | 5 (3–6) | 0.820 | | HIS | 9 (8–9) | 8 (7–10) | 0.300 | | CDR | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | 0.977 | | NIHSS | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–8) | 0.315 | | ADL | 24 (21–33.5) | 24 (21–29) | 0.666 |
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Note: sex, education level, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and coronary heart disease history were analyzed by chi-square test (χ2 test).
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