Table 1.

Demographics of CAMUS study participants

Characteristic (units, [summary statistics])	Saw palmetto N = 176	Placebo N= 181
Categorical characteristics [N (%)]
Age (years [N (%)])
50–59 years	45 (40%)	42 (37%)
60–69 years	46 (41%)	48 (42%)
70–79 years	21 (18%)	23 (20%)
Race [N (%)]
African-American	4 (4%)	8 (7%)
Asian or Pacific Islander	7 (6%)	8 (7%)
White	94 (84%)	89 (79%)
Hispanic	6 (5%)	5 (4%)
Other	1 (1%)	2 (2%)
Continuous characteristics [mean (SD)]
American Urological Association Symptom Index (score)	15.7 (5.7)	15.0 (5.3)
Maximum urinary flow rate (ml/sec)	11.4 (3.5)	11.6 (4.3)
Post-void residual bladder volume (ml)	80.0 (51.9)	84.5 (63.8)
BPH Impact Index (score)	3.4 (2.2)	3.7 (2.8)
PSA (ng/ml)	2.2 (1.9)	2.3 (1.1)