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. 2023 Mar 2;31(1):13–27. doi: 10.12793/tcp.2023.31.e1

Table 2. Changes in GHQ scores between groups.

Duration Test Placebo p-value
Somatic symptoms score* (mean ± SD)
Baseline 13.80 ± 1.06 14.0 ± 0.90 0.4179
Day 90 1.90 ± 1.40 9.72 ± 1.47 < 0.001
% difference 86.23 30.57
Anxiety & insomnia score (mean ± SD)
Baseline 13.40 ± 1.63 13.20 ± 1.28 0.5186
Day 90 2.51 ± 1.36 10.70 ± 10.70 < 0.001
% difference 81.27 18.94
Social dysfunction score* (mean ± SD)
Baseline 13.29 ± 1.41 13.40 ± 0.98 0.6312
Day 90 2.40 ± 1.50 10.93 ± 0.75 < 0.001
% difference 81.94 18.43
Depressive symptoms score (mean ± SD)
Baseline 13.71 ± 1.41 13.10 ± 1.88 0.1618
Day 90 0.90 ± 0.74 6.90 ± 0.31 < 0.001
% difference 93.43 47.33
Total GHQ-28 score (mean ± SD)
Baseline 54.16 ± 2.86 53.17 ± 2.13 0.1373
Day 90 7.71 ± 3.93 38.03 ± 2.03 < 0.001
% difference 85.76 28.47

GHQ-28, General Health Questionnaire-28.

*By Mann Whitney U test between groups. Significant at p < 0.05.

Data analyzed by Student’s t-test.