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Comparison of the demographics of patients enrolled in the melatonin and placebo treatment arm.
| Category | Melatonin N = 40 |
Placebo N = 38 |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year, median [range]) | 59.5 (35-73) | 60.0 (38-78) | .391 |
| Race (n [%]) | |||
| Black or African American | 10 (25.0) | 11 (29.0) | .7338 |
| White | 27 (67.5) | 26 (68.4) | |
| Other | 3 (7.5) | 1 (2.6) | |
The median age, race, and performance status of study patients were similar and demonstrated no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups.
