Table 1.

Basic Characteristics of Patients in the Herbal Formulation and Placebo Groups.^a

Basic Characteristics	Groups		P
	Herbal Formulation (n = 30)	Placebo (n = 30)
Age (years)	55.14 ± 10.60	57 ± 10.63	.5b
Sex (female), n (%)	13 (44.8)	17 (54.8)	.3c
Weight (kg)	75.48 ± 11.95	73.38 ± 9.87	.46b
Blood pressure (mm Hg)
Systolic	133.45 ± 15.76	132.74 ± 10.86	.84b
Diastolic	79.83 ± 9.77	81.61 ± 7.89	.43b

^aValues are reported as mean ± standard deviation unless indicated otherwise.

^bIndependent-samples t test.

^cChi-square test.