Table 1.

Baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.

	Ashwagandha (n = 60)	Placebo (n = 60)	p-Value
Age
Mean	53.72	55.45	0.307 a
SE	1.20	1.19
BMI
Mean	30.00	29.45	0.382 a
SE	0.44	0.45
Marital status
Single (n)	23	16	0.242 b
Married/de facto (n)	37	44
Education
Secondary (n)	33	28	0.439 b
Tertiary (n)	12	18
Post-graduate (n)	15	14
Blood pressure—systolic (mmHg)
Mean	133.85	132.08	0.493 a
SE	1.72	1.91
Blood pressure—diastolic (mmHg)
Mean	86.73	83.83	0.104 a
SE	1.43	1.05
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) category
Low (n)	29	33	0.640 b
Moderate (n)	28	51
High (n)	3	7
WHR
Mean	0.90	0.91	0.549 a
SE	0.01	0.01
Mean grip strength (L&R) (kg of pressure)
Mean	37.61	38.14	0.827 a
SE	1.76	1.71
PSS
Mean	19.82	19.63	0.816 a
SE	0.55	0.57
CFS
Mean	16.82	16.85	0.968 a
SE	0.59	0.57
PROMIS-physical
Mean	42.94	43.46	0.674 a
SE	0.84	0.93
PROMIS-mental
Mean	40.76	41.28	0.615 a
SE	0.71	0.73
HRV (RMSSD)
Mean	27.05	31.38	0.286 a
SE	2.80	2.90
Glucose (mmols/L)
Mean	5.42	5.68	0.024 a
SE	0.06	0.10
HbA1C (%)
Mean	140.30	142.00	0.424 a
SE	1.60	1.39
TSH (mIU/L)
Mean	1.87	1.54	0.039 a
SE	0.12	0.10

^aIndependent-samples t-test.

^bPearson chi-square test.