Table 4.
Saw Palmetto | Placebo | ||||
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Visit Week | Change | Frequency | % | Frequency | % |
Baseline - Week 72 | Any decrease | 53 | 37 | 62 | 43 |
0-25% increase | 48 | 33 | 50 | 34 | |
25-50% increase | 24 | 17 | 21 | 14 | |
50-75% increase | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | |
75-100% increase | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
>100% increase | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
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Baseline - Week 24 | Any decrease | 83 | 49 | 80 | 47 |
0-25% increase | 58 | 35 | 61 | 36 | |
25-50% increase | 17 | 10 | 17 | 10 | |
50-75% increase | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
75-100% increase | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
>100% increase | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
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Week 24 - Week 48 | Any decrease | 98 | 61* | 73 | 46* |
0-25% increase | 38 | 24* | 64 | 40* | |
25-50% increase | 15 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
50-75% increase | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
75-100% increase | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
>100% increase | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
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Week 48 - Week 72 | Decrease | 53 | 37 | 64 | 45 |
0-25% increase | 55 | 39 | 51 | 36 | |
25-50% increase | 23 | 16 | 17 | 12 | |
50-75% increase | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |
75-100% increase | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
>100% increase | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
p < 0.05 Fisher's exact test