Table 2.
Demographic and baseline characteristics
| KGT group (n = 16) | Placebo group (n = 14) | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age | 70.2 (7.6) | 70.1 (6.4) | 0.986 |
| Sex (Male) | 10 (62.5%) | 7 (50%) | 0.491 |
| Educational level | 12.2 (3.6) | 12.3 (4.7) | 0.967 |
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| SNSB-D | 176.00 (24.76) | 173.79 (32.86) | 0.835 |
| Attention | 9.5 (2.3) | 9.3 (1.3) | 0.783 |
| Language and related function | 23.6 (2.3) | 22.1 (3.3) | 0.232 |
| Visuospatial function | 32.94 (2.82) | 33.18 (3.05) | 0.732 |
| Memory | 57.88 (17.76) | 57.39 (17.97) | 0.942 |
| Frontal/executive function | 52.1 (9.2) | 51.8 (12.8) | 0.946 |
| Other indices | |||
| CDR-SB | 1.50 (1.00–2.00) | 1.50 (0.88–2.50) | 0.793 |
| CDR-GS (0.5) | 16 (100%) | 14 (100%) | – |
| GDS (3) | 16 (100%) | 14 (100%) | – |
| K-MMSE | 28.5 (26.3–29.0) | 26.0 (24.8–28.3) | 0.067 |
| Barthel-ADL | 20 | 20 | – |
| K-IADL | 1.0 (1.0–2.0) | 1.0 (1.0–1.3) | 0.510 |
| SGDS | 4.0 (1.3–10.8) | 2.5 (1.8–9.0) | 0.645 |
KGT, Kami-guibi-tang; SNSB-D, Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery for dementia; CDR-SB, Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes; CDR-GS, Clinical Dementia Rating-Global Score; GDS, Global Deterioration Scale; K-MMSE, Korean Mini Mental State Examination; SGDS, Short version-Geriatric Depression Scale; K-IADL, Korean-Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; Barthel-ADL, Barthel-Activities of Daily Living
Values are presented as means (standard deviations), medians (Q1–Q3), or numbers (%)
*p-values for the between-group comparison using the independent t-test or chi-square test (or Fisher’s exact test)