Research Article

Royal Jelly Increases Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Peripheral Blood: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial in Healthy Subjects

Table 6

The effects of RJ on hematopoietic stem cell count in peripheral blood (subgroup analysis).

ParametersPlacebo (mean ± SD) n = 34RJ (mean ± SD) n = 39value student’s t-test

Hematopoietic stem cells, count/mLBaseline609.2 ± 289.8593.2 ± 224.60.745
Week4528.3 ± 221.1638.3 ± 269.20.075
Change−80.9 ± 228.545.1 ± 227.50.042
value paired t-test0.0470.330

Values are mean ± SD. values compared with baseline by paired t-test or placebo using student’s t-test.