Efficacy of Ginger Supplementation in Relieving Persistent Hypothyroid Symptoms in Patients with Controlled Primary Hypothyroidism: A Pilot Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Table 1

Baseline demographic and anthropometric and laboratory characteristics of hypothyroid patients.

Characteristics	Ginger (mean ± SD), n = 27	Placebo (mean ± SD), n = 26	value^†
Gender (male/female)	9 (33%)/18 (67%)	4 (15%)/22 (85%)	0.129
Age (years)	42.44 ± 8.48	38.42 ± 7.86	0.08
BMI (kg/m^2)	31.17 ± 5.28	31.29 ± 5.12	0.928
Waist size (cm)	110.3 ± 11.52	109.5 ± 13.92	0.821
TSH	3.62 ± 2.21	2.87 ± 1.88	0.185
IPAQ score	200.36 ± 95.69	200.35 ± 61.44	1.000

^†t-test for quantitative variable; chi-square for qualitative variable. BMI: body mass index; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; IPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire.