Table 1.
Participant’s characteristics in the groups under study
| Index | Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aa | B | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Sex | Female | 10 | 52.6 | 9 | 45 |
| Mal | 9 | 47.4 | 11 | 55 | |
| Body Mass Index | > 18.5 | 1 | 5.3 | 3 | 15 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 12 | 63.2 | 12 | 60 | |
| 25–29.9 | 6 | 31.6 | 5 | 25 | |
| Education level | illiterate | 6 | 31.6 | 7 | 35 |
| Elementary | 9 | 47.4 | 6 | 30 | |
| Diploma or higher | 4 | 21.1 | 7 | 35 | |
| Income | Low | 4 | 21.1 | 6 | 30 |
| Average | 14 | 73.7 | 14 | 70 | |
| Good | 1 | 5.2 | – | – | |
| Dialysis causes | DM | 7 | 36.8 | 5 | 25 |
| HTN | 4 | 21.1 | 4 | 20 | |
| DM,HTN | 4 | 21.1 | 8 | 40 | |
| Other | 4 | 21.1 | 3 | 15 | |
| HD | + | 5 | 26.3 | 5 | 25.0 |
| – | 14 | 73.7 | 15 | 75.0 | |
| RLL | + | 13 | 68.4 | 9 | 45/0 |
| – | 6 | 31.6 | 11 | 55.0 | |
| Number of cups of tea | 0 | – | – | 2 | 10 |
| 1 | 5 | 26.3 | 5 | 25 | |
| 2 | 13 | 68.4 | 10 | 50 | |
| ≥3 | 1 | 5.3 | 3 | 15 | |
aThe group A took valerian capsules in the first therapeutic period of one month and placebo in the second therapeutic period of one month, and vice versa in group B