Research Article

The Effect of Guilingji Capsules on Vascular Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial

Table 2

Comparison of scale scores and serum indexes before treatment in the two groups.

ScaleGLJC group (n = 37)Ginkgo group (n = 45) value

MoCA, mean (SD)20 (2.43)20.47 (2.90)0.438
MMSE, median (IQR)24 (24-25)24 (24-25)0.578
ADAS-Cog, mean (SD)21.54 (7.30)20.63 (9.08)0.624
CM-SS, mean (SD)19.84 (5.65)20 (4.83)0.889
HIS, median (IQR)9 (8–10.5)9 (8–11)0.985
ADL, median (IQR)23 (21–25)23 (22–25)0.921
CDR, median (IQR)0.5 (0–0.5)0 (0–0.5)0.307
Ach (pmol/mL), median (IQR)135.63 (95.32–224.60)130.84 (85.84–200.94)0.783
AchE (pg/mL), median (IQR)291.85 (264.54–348.78)305.24 (270.62–371.81)0.418
Hcy (µmol/L), mean (SD)12.62 (3.06)11.80 (2.57)0.187
hs-CRP (mg), median (IQR)3.59 (1.92–4.98)3.50 (2.55–5.17)0.830

Note: the normally distributed MoCA, ADAS-Cog, and CM-SS scores and the Hcy levels are expressed as mean (SD). The nonnormally distributed variables are expressed as median (IQR).