Morinda citrifolia (Noni) as an Anti-Inflammatory Treatment in Women with Primary Dysmenorrhoea: A Randomised Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 1

Characteristics and values of subjects at randomization.

(a)  

Variable	Placebo	Noni	P value
Age (years)	22±3.9	22.7±5.4	0.4
Weight (kg)	60.7±11.1	64±11.1	0.1
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.8±3.9	24.3±4.2	0.07
Hb (g/dL)	11.7±1.4	11.5±1.3	0.6
PCV (%)	36.4±3.5	35.9±3.4	0.5

Values are means ± SD or median with minimum and maximum.

(b)  

Variable	Placebo	Noni	P value
ESR	12 (0,75)	13 (4,68)	0.1
Parity	0 (0,3)	0 (0,3)	1.0
Maximum pain	8 (3,10)	9 (3,10)	0.9
Minimum pain	0 (0,3)	0 (0,6)	0.6
Median pain	5 (1,9)	5 (2,8)	0.3
Blood loss score	72.5 (21,198)	82.5 (11,249)	0.6

Values are median with minimum and maximum.