Comparison of a Novel Herbal Medicine and Omeprazole in the Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized Double-Blinded Clinical Trial

Table 1

Baseline characteristics and FD-related summary measures of randomized patients.

Baseline characteristics	Intervention group ()	Control group ()	value
Age range, year [mean (± SD)]	18-55 [32.5 (10.2)]	19-50 [34.5 (9.3)]	0.41
Females, (%)	19 (59.4%)	20 (62.5%)	0.50
BMI, kg/m2,			0.51
Bothersome symptoms
EPS	21 (65.6%)	22 (68.7%)
PDS	25 (78.1%)	23 (71.8%)

BMI: body mass index; EPS: epigastric pain syndrome; PDS: postprandial distress syndrome; SD: standard deviation.