Table 1.
Comparisons of basic characteristics between Korean Red Ginseng and placebo groups
| Variables | Korean Red Ginseng group (n = 32) |
Placebo group (n = 31) |
Statistics t or χ2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Age | 39.59 | 12.36 | 41.29 | 11.73 | 0.56 | 0.58 |
| Sex (M) | 52.8% | 47.2% | 0.13 | 0.72 | ||
| Education level (years) | 3.56 | 0.84 | 3.61 | 0.76 | 0.25 | 0.80 |
| BMI | 22.89 | 3.66 | 22.58 | 2.95 | 0.37 | 0.71 |
| SBP | 127.16 | 14.23 | 123.10 | 13.64 | 1.16 | 0.25 |
| DBP | 79.28 | 9.19 | 75.74 | 9.01 | 1.54 | 0.13 |
| Heart rate | 77.42 | 12.68 | 74.39 | 7.93 | 1.13 | 0.26 |
| Alcohol consumption, g/wk | 50.03 | 92.85 | 59.97 | 99.03 | 0.41 | 0.68 |
| Smoking, pack-year | 6.09 | 19.41 | 5.66 | 15.17 | 0.10 | 0.92 |
| BDI | 20.44 | 8.90 | 19.87 | 9.32 | 0.25 | 0.81 |
| SRI | 56.88 | 25.26 | 54.61 | 31.76 | 0.31 | 0.76 |
BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation; SRI, Stress Response Inventory.