Supplementation with Korean Red Ginseng Improves Current Perception Threshold in Korean Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 1

Subject characteristics at baseline.

	KRG group ()	Placebo group ()	value^a
Gender (M/F)	17/13	19/12	NS^a
Age (years)			NS
BMI (kg/m^2)			NS
DM duration (years)			NS
DM medication
Monotherapy	9 (30.0%)	11 (35.5%)
Dual therapy	13 (43.3%)	8 (25.8%)	NS^b
Triple therapy	18 (26.7%)	12 (38.7%)
SBP (mmHg)			NS
DBP (mmHg)			NS
Smoking
Nonsmoker	16 (53.3%)	20 (64.5%)
Ex-smoker	3 (10.0%)	5 (16.1%)	NS^b
Current smoker	11 (36.7%)	6 (19.4%)
Alcohol
No	22 (73.3%)	22 (71.0%)	NS^b
Yes	8 (26.7%)	9 (29.0%)

Data are presented as . ^aAnalyzed by independent -tests and the value represents the comparison to the placebo group. ^bAnalyzed by Chi-square. KRG: Korean Red Ginseng; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.