Table 1.
Patient characteristics of the treatment groups.
| Variable | FLV | FLV+TJ-43 | |
| Number | 25 | 25 | |
| Age, years | 40.3 ± 17.3 | 40.2 ± 16.1 | n.s.1) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 18 (72%) | 18 (72%) | |
| Female | 7 (28%) | 7 (28%) | n.s.2) |
| GSRS total score | 2.30 ± 1.18 | 2.53 ± 1.03 | n.s.3) |
| SDS score | 56.0 ± 7.0 | 56.6 ± 7.8 | n.s.1) |
FLV = fluvoxamine; TJ-43 = Rikkunshito; GSRS = gastrointestinal symptom rating scale; SDS = self-rating depression scale. mean ± SD. N.s. = not significant.
1) Student t-test for unmatched data. 2) Fisher exact probability test. 3) Student t-test for unmatched data and Mann-Whitney U test.